POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Faculty Position
Forest Hydrology/Forest Soils
Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Mississippi
State University
Qualifications: Ph.D. degree with specialization in Forest Hydrology
and/or Forest Soils.
Educational background and/or experience in forestry is
required.
Responsibilities: Candidates are sought with a demonstrated research
interest and expertise in
forest hydrology, forest soils, and/or forest watershed processes, with
recognition of the importance of the interactions between biological and
physical processes. The successful candidate will be expected to
conduct an extramurally funded research program. Collaboration with
scientists and educators in other forestry and natural resources
disciplines is strongly encouraged. The successful candidate will have
teaching responsibilities at both the undergraduate and graduate level
to include courses in both forest soils and forest hydrology. There may
be opportunities for teaching in the Summer Forestry Field Program.
Rank and Salary: Tenure-track, full-time, 9-month appointment. Salary
is negotiable and
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Department of Forestry: The Department of Forestry is one of 3
departments in the College
of Forest Resources and the Mississippi Forest and Wildlife Research
Center which is a separately funded state agency. Departmental
activities include undergraduate and graduate instruction, research, and
extension programs in forestry and natural resources. The Department
has excellent facilities in Thompson Hall on the campus of Mississippi
State University. In addition, the Department's activities are
supplemented by the John W. Starr Memorial Forest, an 8,200-acre
research and teaching forest. Dedicated laboratory space, equipment,
and technician support are provided to the forest hydrology/forest
soils research program. The Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)
and a U.S.D.A. Forest Service hydrologist are located with the
Department in Thompson Hall. Opportunities also exist for cooperative
relationships with other departments, agencies of the state and federal
government, and companies in the forest products industry.
Application Deadline and Availability: Screening of applicants will
begin on August 15, 2008 and
continue until a suitable applicant is found.
Application Procedure: Applications must be made on the Mississippi
State University
Employment opportunities website via the link: www.jobs.msstate.edu
<http://www.jobs.msstate.edu/> . Applicants should also send a letter
of application, curriculum vita, official transcripts, a brief statement
of research and teaching interests and career goals, and the names,
addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional
references to:
Dr. Andrew W. Ezell
Chair, Forest Hydrology/Soils Search Committee
Department of Forestry
Box 9681
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Mississippi State University is an AA/EEO Employer
