Associate/Full Professor - Natural Resource Management
The University of California, Merced is creating a dynamic new
university campus and campus community in Merced, California, which
opened in September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of
California and the first American research university built in the
21st century. In keeping with the mission of the University to
provide teaching, research and public service of the highest quality,
UC Merced will be providing new educational opportunities at the
undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels through three academic
schools: Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts.
UC Merced invites applications for a ladder-rank faculty position at
the Associate or Full Professor level in Natural Resource Management
of Public Lands and Protected Areas. We seek a distinguished scholar
who will provide leadership in establishing a program of
international stature within the interdisciplinary area of adaptive
management of complex coupled human (legal, administrative, economic,
cultural) and natural (ecological, climatic, geologic, hydrologic)
systems to sustain native species, ecosystems, and landscapes, and to
preserve cultural heritage. We seek a leader in scholarship and
practice that addresses lands and resource management broadly in the
context of changing global earth systems and governance, including
conservation, ecosystem services and climate adaptation.
Appropriate candidates will have distinguished research, educational,
and leadership experience that emphasizes science, conservation,
social science, and/or management. The ideal candidate will bridge
science and management, and will lead efforts to develop
interdisciplinary research and education programs at UC Merced
associated with science, management, and sustainability of public
lands and protected areas, such as national parks. The Sierra Nevada
Research Institute and other campus units provide excellent
opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration as well as
established collaborations with external stakeholders. The campus'
proximity to Yosemite National Park and several National Forests, and
existing relationships with these entities, provides an excellent
opportunity to build partnerships for research and practice in
natural resource management in nearby parks and protected areas.
The primary appointment may be in Natural Science, Social Sciences,
or Engineering, or may be a joint appointment between schools. The
successful candidate is expected to participate actively in the
development of innovative, interdisciplinary graduate and
undergraduate programs in the future School of Management, and to
contribute to the teaching and mentoring of a diverse student population.
Requirements: Ph.D. in a relevant field and exemplary research,
publication, and teaching commensurate with a faculty appointment at
the University of California at the appropriate level.
Salary: Negotiable based on the University of California salary scale.
Deadline: Evaluation of applications will begin April 15, 2015, and
will remain open until filled.
Applications must be submitted via the website,
<https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00197>https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00197,
and must include1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae 3) statement
of research, 4) statement of teaching, and 5) names of five
references with contact information, including mailing address, phone
number, and email address.
The University of California, Merced is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the
achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students. The
University is supportive of dual career couples.
For additional information about this position, contact Professor
LeRoy Westerling at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
