Faculty Position - Hardwood Silviculture, Department of Forestry,
Mississippi State University
Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Forest and
Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University
Qualifications: Ph.D. degree Forestry with experience in applied
southern and bottomland hardwood silviculture.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include participation in the
department's teaching program, research, and service activities. The
successful candidate will teach an undergraduate course in silviculture
and a graduate course in hardwood silviculture. The successful candidate
will be expected to secure extramural funding to build upon an
established program in bottomland hardwood research. Opportunities exist
to collaborate with the USDA Forest Service's Center for Bottomland
Hardwood Research located in Stoneville, MS, and with southern
landowners and managers on hardwood research.
Rank and Salary: Tenure-track, full-time, 9-month or 12-month
appointment. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications
and experience.
The Department of Forestry: The Department of Forestry is one of three
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.
Application Deadline and Availability: Screening of applicants will
begin on October 15, 2010 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. Scott D. Roberts
Chair, Hardwood Silviculture Search Committee
Department of Forestry
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9681
For additional information, contact Dr. Roberts at:
662-325-3044
[email protected]
Mississippi State University is an AA/EEO Employer
