The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management (FERM)
invites applications for a 1.0 FTE 9-month tenure-track Assistant
Professor position in Forest Economics. Incumbent is encouraged to
increase his/her base salary by seeking supplemental funding for the
summer through other activities related to the approved position
description. This position is located in Corvallis, Oregon.
The incumbent will complement and enhance the Department's reputation
for excellence in research, undergraduate and graduate instruction,
and public education and outreach. As a critical member of the
forestry faculty, the successful candidate will be responsible for
delivering quality instruction and helping to maintain the Society of
American Foresters (SAF) accreditation for the Department's
professional forestry degrees. The incumbent will contribute to the
Department's focal areas of forest management, economics, and policy
through research on the application of economic analysis to problems
of active management of the forest resource for an array of
objectives. Subject areas may include, but are not limited to,
economic analysis of various forest management and silvicultural
applications; markets, marketing, and trade in wood products;
non-timber forest products and ecosystem services; and management of
(and for) fire and other natural processes.
Position Duties:
50% - Research. The incumbent's research will contribute to at least
one of the department's focal areas, including forest management,
economics, and policy. Acquisition of extramural funding is essential
to the success of this position.
40% - Instruction. The incumbent will be expected to teach at least 3
courses per year. Teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate
level will include a junior-level course in forest resource
economics. Additional teaching responsibilities may include an
undergraduate course in forest wildland fire economics and policy or
decision-making under risk and uncertainty and a graduate course
covering forest resource economics with emphasis in areas of the
incumbent's interest. The incumbent is expected to become a member of
the faculty of Oregon State University's Applied Economics Program,
mentor graduate students and may teach a course in that program. The
incumbent will serve as a graduate advisor for 2-4 students.
10% - Service. Incumbent will serve on 2-4 permanent or ad hoc
committees during each academic year, contribute to curriculum
development, and provide other Departmental, College, University,
and/or professional service as needed
Required Qualifications:
(1) An earned PhD in forest, resource or applied economics or
related economics program by date of hire.
(2) Educational background in economics sufficient to teach
master's level courses in Oregon State University's Applied Economics Program.
(3) Demonstrate willingness and ability to conduct research in
economic analysis of forests and forest management.
(4) Willingness to participate as an integral member of a
program of professional forestry education and accept mentoring to
become familiar with the components of professional forestry education.
(5) Good interpersonal and communication skills enabling
collaboration with a broad spectrum of students, teachers,
researchers, and natural resource professionals.
(6) Demonstrable commitment to educational equity in a
multicultural setting and to advancing the participation of diverse
groups and supporting diverse perspectives.
Preferred Qualifications:
(1) Evidence of experience in the areas of university-level
teaching, research and scholarly work, competitively funded grant
writing, and professional service.
(2) One or more degrees in forestry or related natural resource field.
(3) Working experience in some form of forestry or natural
resources management
To view the posting and apply, go to
<http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/>http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/ and search
for Posting #0013255. For full consideration, apply by November 30,
2014. Posting closes December 31, 2014. OSU is an AA/EOE.
