4 Tenure-Track Faculty Position positions in the Department of Natural
Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Review of applicants will begin March 1, 2012 and will continue until
the positions are filled. Anticipated start date is fall semester, 2012.
To be considered for these positions applicants must use the online
employment website at http://jobs.texastech.edu . For full position
descriptions see "Employment Opportunities on the Departmental web page
http://cherokee.tosm.ttu.edu/ttunrm/index.php . After completing the
application, the applicant should attach a complete vita and a statement
of research/teaching philosophy. In addition, applicants should arrange
to have five letters of reference and original transcripts forwarded to
the appropriate contact.
employment website at http://jobs.texastech.edu
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ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN AQUATIC SCIENCES
Job #85072
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching may include undergraduate course in
Freshwater Bioassessment and graduate class in area of expertise and
interest. Incumbent will develop and maintain research program. Service
activities for the department, college, and university are expected.
QUALIFICATIONS: Strong commitment to research and teaching; Ph.D. degree
in fisheries, aquatic sciences or closely related field. Preference
given to field-oriented scientists with expertise in fish
population/conservation genetics; native species; limnology;
environmental flows; impacts of climate variability; or human dimensions.
CONTACT: Reynaldo Patiño, Search Committee Chair, Department of Natural
Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Lubbock, Texas
79409; [email protected] , 806-742-2842. When accessing website,
please consult requisition number 85072.
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ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN FIRE ECOLOGY AND MODELING
Job #84926
RESPONSIBILITIES. The area of expertise and research interest should
include use of prescribed fire for habitat restoration and manipulation,
fuel reduction management, and wildland-urban interface ecology. The
successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain an active
research program conducting prescribed fire and training students in the
use of prescribed fire. Primary teaching responsibilities may include
undergraduate courses in Conservation, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Burning,
and a graduate course in the area of expertise.
QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates should have an appreciation for the
rangeland and wildlife habitat resource including modeling the effects
of fire on multiple landscapes while addressing climate change, habitat
restoration and manipulation using prescribed fire, fuel reduction
management, and fire risk assessment.
CONTACT: Dr. Ernest B. Fish Search Committee Chair, Department of
Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Lubbock,
Texas 79409; [email protected] , 806-742-2841
When accessing website, please consult requisition number 84926
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING
Job #85076
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful applicant will be expected to develop
and maintain an active research program focusing on regional planning of
natural resources. The specific areas of expertise may include, but are
not limited to water resources, urban ecology, energy development, or
land use planning. Extramural support through grants and contracts and
peer-reviewed publication of research results is expected of
departmental faculty. Primary teaching responsibilities may include
undergraduate courses in ecology and conservation of natural resources,
regional planning and management of natural resources, and a graduate
course in the area of expertise.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in a natural resources management-related field
with a research focus in planning and management. Qualified candidates
should have an appreciation for modeling the effects of resource
management decisions on multiple landscapes in the face of climate
change and ongoing management activities. Preference will be given to
individuals with demonstrated modeling and quantitative skills, ability
to bridge social and ecological science disciplines, and proven ability
to obtain extramural funding and to publish research findings.
CONTACT: Dr. Carlos Villalobos, Search Committee Chair, Department of
Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Lubbock,
Texas 79409. [email protected] 806-742-2841. When accessing
website, please consult requisition number 85076
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ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN QUANTITATIVE APPLIED ECOLOGY
Job #85073
RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary teaching responsibilities include a graduate
course in experimental design and another course in the area of
expertise. The department and college are active participants in the
South Central Climate Science Center Consortium and the college's
Sustainable Land and Water Use strategic research initiative.
Collaboration with these groups will be encouraged. This is an
opportunity to work with faculty that have a strong emphasis in applied
ecology and an international reputation in use of quantitative
stochastic methods in real world management of natural resource systems.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. degree in a natural resources management-related
field with a strong quantitative research focus; or in statistics with
proven application to natural resource management and complex biological
systems. Preference will be given for individuals working in the areas
of climate response or ecological modeling and statistical analysis who
are able to develop climate and/or ecological models as stochastic
coupled systems. Research that can be used by land managers, policy
makers, conservation programs, water districts, and other stake holders
is preferred
CONTACT: Contact: Dr. Mark Wallace, Search Committee Chair, Department
of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Box 42125,
Lubbock, Texas 79409. [email protected] , 806-742-2841. When
accessing website, please consult requisition number 85073*
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David Rogowski
Assistant Professor
Department of Natural Resources Management
Texas Tech University
Box 42125
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2125 USA
[email protected]
Dept. phone:806-742-2841
Direct: 806-742-6888 xt 227
FAX: 806-742-2280
http://www.rw.ttu.edu/ttunrm/
