ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF FOREST BIOMETRICS AND QUANTITATIVE TIMBER MANAGEMENT Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia
POSITION: Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Forest Biometrics and Quantitative Timber Management. This is a full time, tenure-track, 12-month, 50% research, 50% teaching appointment. This position reports directly to the Dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (Warnell School). We seek a forest biometrician with research interests in developing biometric science and applications for managed forests. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should have completed a Ph.D. degree in Forest Biometrics, Forestry, or a related discipline and have a strong biometrics research background in managed forests. It is preferred that candidates have at least one degree in Forestry. Candidates with work experience or post-doctoral training in biometrics applications to managed forests will be given highest consideration. Evidence of research productivity and the potential to attract external research funding is required. Candidates must have an ability and willingness to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Hiring rank is contingent on experience and qualifications. Candidates should have served at least four years as assistant professor or in positions with comparable experience and demonstrated clear evidence of emerging stature as regional or national authorities to be considered at the associate professor level. RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will develop an active biometrics and quantitative forest management research program supporting managed forests including research associated with the Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC) and the Wood Quality Consortium (WQC). The PMRC and the WQC are research cooperatives among the Warnell School, forest landowners (private, industrial, and institutional), consulting organizations, wood industries and the USDA Forest Service. The PMRC is dedicated to improving silvicultural and biometric technologies for managed southern U.S. forests. The WQC is dedicated to improving understanding and management of the quality of wood from managed forests. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a research program capable of attracting graduate students and significant external funding in their area of expertise. The successful candidate will teach an average of three to four courses per year including undergraduate courses including Mensuration and graduate courses in their area of expertise. Candidates must be committed to collaborating with diverse groups within and outside of the university including students, faculty, state and federal agencies, commercial forest growers, forest products manufacturers and other private sector entities. The successful candidate will advise undergraduate students, direct graduate students, serve on School committees, and participate in professional and/or scientific societies. THE UNIVERSITY: The University of Georgia (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution comprised of 16 schools and colleges. Enrollment is about 34,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and is located <75 miles from Atlanta (www.visitathensga.com). The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is a professional school with 57 faculty, 190 undergraduates, and 170 graduate students (www.warnell.uga.edu). The School offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Forest Resources, Masters of Natural Resources, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Majors in the School include Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, and Water and Soil Resources. The School has a 740-acre forest <10 minutes from campus and 23,000 acres of forestland across the state for teaching and research. A research group of the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends) is located on campus near the School. APPLICATION: To ensure full consideration, each applicant should submit their 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 22 April 2013. University policy requires all candidates to consent to a background investigation (www.hr.uga.edu). Finalists will be required to provide a signed consent form authorizing the University to conduct a background check. Actual background investigations will be conducted on a post offer/pre-employment basis. The starting date is negotiable with August 2013 preferred. Send applications and inquires to: Dr. Michael Kane, Chair, Forest Biometrics Search Committee, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; [email protected]; (706) 542-3009. UGA Is an EEO/AA/ADA Institution ----------------------------------------------- Dr. Kamal J.K. Gandhi Associate Professor of Forest Entomology Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Office: 706-542-4614; Cell: 706-247-4025; Fax: 706-542-8356 Email: [email protected] Lab Website: http://www.kamal.gandhi.uga.edu/
