Two Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Tree Physiology and Remote Sensing/Spatial Analysis in Natural Resources School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University Appointment Terms: Two nine-month, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level are available with appointments to begin as early as August 2009. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position 1: Tree Physiology
Qualifications: Ph.D. degree in plant physiology, ecophysiology, forestry, or related area required at time of appointment. Specific areas of expertise are flexible, but experience in climate change, tree genetics, or urban forestry, and a demonstrated history of successful collaboration across disciplines are desirable. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: Appointment includes teaching (54 percent), research (36 percent), and service (10 percent). The successful candidate will teach at least one undergraduate course (tree physiology), and a graduate-level course in their area of interest. Development of an externally funded research program involving Masters and Doctoral students is expected. Experience and interest in participating with collaborative research teams as well as international experience are beneficial. Position 2: Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis in Natural Resources Qualifications: Ph.D. degree in natural resources, forest science, environmental science, geography or related area with an emphasis in remote sensing and spatial analysis. Specific areas of expertise are flexible, but experience in remote sensing (particularly in the fields of LIDAR, RADAR and hyperspectral imagery), digital image processing, spatial statistics and analysis related to natural resource management issues, plus a demonstrated history of successful collaboration across disciplines, are desirable. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: Appointment includes teaching (54 percent), research (36 percent), and service (10 percent). The successful candidate will teach one upper-level undergraduate course in environmental remote sensing, a graduate-level course in digital image processing with a remote sensing perspective and a graduate-level course in their area of interest. Development of an externally funded research program involving undergraduates, Masters and Doctoral students is expected. Experience and interest in participating with collaborative research teams, as well as international experience, are beneficial. We are seeking outstanding candidates who will complement current faculty interests, participate in the development and expansion of the geospatial curricula as it relates to natural resource management, and develop a nationally and internationally recognized research program. Environment: The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (SFRES) is nationally and internationally recognized for its outstanding programs in education and research. We have excellent undergraduate degree-granting programs in Forestry, Wildlife Ecology and Management, and Applied Ecology and Environmental Science, and graduate programs in Forestry (MS and MF), Forest Ecology and Management (MS), Applied Ecology (MS), Forest Science (Ph.D.), Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology (MS and Ph.D.). The School hosts the Ecosystem Science Center (www.ecosystem.mtu.edu) and the Biotechnology Research Center (www.biotech.mtu.edu). These centers encompass a large number of faculty members within and outside the School with diverse research programs including genomics, biotechnology, molecular genetics, molecular ecology, plant physiology, animal ecology, and forest ecology and management. Strong collaboration also exists between the School and the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and its USFS Climate, Fire and Carbon Cycle Science research unit located adjacent to SFRES. An active research program is maintained with the SFRES placing first among U.S. forestry universities in number of citations per faculty member (as cited by an article in the Journal of Forestry), and first in Ph.D. Forestry Programs (as ranked by Academic Analytics). The School is located in a 93,000-square-foot teaching and research facility, and has state-of-the-science laboratory equipment including advanced capabilities in molecular biology. A 4,500-acre Research Forest is managed by the School and is available for research and teaching. SFRES is also home to the largest Peace Corps Master's International Program in the U.S. We are a high-quality, strongly focused public science and engineering university that enrolls over seven thousand students. Michigan Tech is located in Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula that is replete with lakes, wetlands, and forests, and boasts exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities. More information is available at http://forest.mtu.e! du. Advanced computation is integral to research and educational activities at Michigan Tech. In addition to the present search, a search to fill ten growth positions in “Computational Discovery and Innovation” is under way and qualified candidates are encouraged to send a separate application, following the “How to Apply” guidelines at www.mtu.edu/sfhi. Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM. We also have a Dual Career Assistance Program (DCAP), which facilitates the hiring of partners of strategic hires. The web site for our DCAP is http://www.dual.mtu.edu. Application Procedure: Using regular mail OR email, send curriculum vita, copies of transcripts, names of three (3) references (with address, email, and telephone numbers), one-page statements of research interests and teaching philosophy, as well as selected reprints, to: Tree Physiology Search Committee OR Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis in Natural Resources Search Committee c/o Suzanne E. Knott School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 Emailed application materials should be directed to [email protected]. Your application should indicate the position for which you are applying and include a subject line for emails: Application for MTU Tree Physiology Position OR Application for MTU Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis in Natural Resources Position. Review of applications will begin March 9, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to Dr. Linda Nagel ([email protected]), Chair, Tree Physiology position and to Dr. Ann Maclean ([email protected]), Chair, Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis in Natural Resources position. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity education institution/equal opportunity employer.
