Assistant Professor - Land Use Planning and Ecological Change
This is a tenure track, 12-month teaching / research appointment at a rank of assistant professor. The apportionment of teaching and research duties is 50% teaching and 50% research. This position reports directly to the Dean of the School of Forest Resources. We seek a scientist who will work cooperatively among the fisheries, soils, hydrology, wildlife, and forestry disciplines in the Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources.
The University of Georgia Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA
Deadline: 2005/12/15
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Land Use Planning and Ecological Change
Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources
The University of Georgia
QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. degree, and at least one degree in a natural resources management or related field, is required. Extensive training and experience in GIS, spatial analysis, land use change, climate change or wildland urban interface modeling, with applications to landscape-scale silvicultural, watershed management, climate change, or forest health issues, such as invasive species is required. Evidence of research productivity is required, as is the potential to attract extramural research funding. Candidates must be able to teach an undergraduate course related to spatial information systems.
RESPONSIBILITES: The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a research program capable of attracting significant extramural funding in the candidates area of expertise, and will also be expected to collaborate on multidisciplinary natural resource management projects with forestry, wildlife, fisheries, business/economics, and hydrology faculty. The successful candidate will teach an undergraduate course in spatial information systems, a graduate-level course, and one other course in their area of expertise. Candidates must be able to successfully interact with diverse groups including students, faculty, and state and federal natural resource agencies. The candidate is also expected to advise undergraduate professional students in forestry, wildlife, or fisheries, serve on Senior Project / Thesis advisory committees, direct graduate students, and serve on School and University committees.
THE UNIVERSITY: The University of Georgia is a land grant institution comprised of 15 school and colleges including the graduate school. Enrollment is 33,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources is a professional school with 56 faculty, 215 undergraduates, and 165 graduate students. The School offers the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in forestry, wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture, and environmental resources. Graduate degrees include the Master of Forest Resources, the Master of Science, and the Doctor of Philosophy. The School maintains a 740-acre research forest less than 10 minutes from campus as well as 23,000 acres of forestland across the state for teaching and research.
APPLICATION: To ensure full consideration, each applicant should submit a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, official transcripts of all college-level work, names and contact information of three references, and reprints of selected publications by December 15, 2005. Send (do not e-mail) applications to:
Dr. Pete Bettinger
Land Use Planning and Ecological Change Search Committee
Warnell School of Forest Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution
