ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
The Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a 12 month,
tenure-track faculty position as an Assistant Professor of Wildlife
Management (60% teaching, 40% research).
The individual must be committed to excellence in teaching and have a
strong interest in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. A
strong background in research, with a focus on applied wildlife
habitat management and ecology is expected. The candidate's expertise
should complement the Department's existing teaching and research
programs. Experience/expertise in one or more of the following areas
is important: habitat management, wildlife ecology, fire ecology,
habitat restoration and agroecology, including U.S. Farm Bill
conservation programs. Additional skills in GIS, remote sensing or
quantitative analyses are also desirable.
The individual is expected to instruct the following upper-division
courses: Wildlife Techniques, Upland Habitat Management and
Prescribed Fire Management; and, co-instruct the Department's
capstone course (Planning and Management of Forest, Wildlife and
Fisheries Resources). The person hired for the position also will be
responsible for leading the Department's wildlife and fisheries
internship program and is expected to have active involvement with
the U.T. Chapter of The Wildlife and Fisheries Society. The candidate
will be required to advise undergraduate and graduate students, build
a graduate research program, secure extramural funding and publish in
the peer-refereed literature. Engagement in university and
professional service activities and commitment to the Land Grant
University mission of teaching, research and outreach is expected.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in wildlife ecology, natural
resources, biological science or a closely related field.
Additional Desired Qualifications: Postdoctoral or faculty experience
that includes teaching, advising and mentoring university students,
experience in supervising student research, a strong publication
record, success in grant writing, ability and intent to cooperate and
collaborate with state and federal natural resource agencies and
non-government organizations and experience in interdisciplinary
teams. Experience as a practicing wildlife biologist or manager and
certification by The Wildlife Society as an Associate or Certified
Wildlife Biologist would be an asset.
Applications will be reviewed beginning July 15, 2011.
To apply: Email a cover letter, curriculum vita, statements of both
teaching and research philosophies, copies of official transcripts
for all degrees completed and letters of recommendation from (3)
references, to Penny Barnhart
(<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Job%20Announcement%20at%20AcademicKeys.com>[email protected]).
If you have questions, please contact Richard Strange
(<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Job%20Announcement%20at%20AcademicKeys.com>[email protected])
or Penny Barnhart
(<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Job%20Announcement%20at%20AcademicKeys.com>[email protected];
865-974-7988).
