Position Announcement
Assistant Professor Silviculture
Department of Forestry, School of Natural Resources
University of Missouri
The Department of Forestry at the University of Missouri located in
Columbia, Missouri is soliciting applications for a silviculturist/
quantitative ecologist at the rank of assistant professor. This is a tenure-
track position with both teaching and research responsibilities.
Anticipated Starting Date 1 August 2012
Responsibilities The successful candidate is expected to develop an
internationally recognized research program in silviculture and to
demonstrate excellence in teaching by collaborating with faculty across the
University of Missouri campus.
Teaching:
Responsibilities include an upper level undergraduate course in
Silviculture and a graduate course in Advanced Silviculture. Additional
undergraduate teaching requirements include a one-credit field studies
course focusing on silviculture systems and an introductory cross-
disciplinary natural resources course in the School of Natural Resources.
The successful candidate will be expected to advise undergraduates and
establish a productive graduate teaching and mentoring program.
Research:
The successful candidate is expected to develop an internationally-
recognized, extramurally funded research program in silviculture /
quantitative ecology, with a research emphasis in the Central Hardwood
region of the US. The rich array and diversity of 14 million acres of
forest land in Missouri provide innumerable research opportunities in the
large contiguous forest of the Ozark oak-hickory-pine ecosystem, large
river bottomland hardwoods as well as the forested region throughout the
agricultural – forest mosaic in northern Missouri. Areas of research may
include, but are not limited to: regeneration methods and processes, forest
sustainability management, and restoration ecology. There is an immediate
need to focus on silvicultural methods to sustain and perpetuate
ecologically and economically valuable forests in the Central Hardwood
Region in the light of changing management objectives. The candidate is
expected to contribute to ongoing interdisciplinary research efforts within
the Department of Forestry and The School of Natural Resources
Qualifications
A Ph.D. is required, including at least one degree in Forestry. A Ph.D. or
post-doctoral research in silviculture is preferred. The candidate's areas
of expertise should include at least two of the following areas: stand
management, mixed species management, bottomland hardwood silviculture,
disturbance ecology, and upland hardwood silviculture.
Application
Applicants should submit in electronic format a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, description of research interests, statement of teaching
philosophy, and names and contact information for three references to:
Laura Conners
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Department of Forestry
Also, complete application by going to: http://www.hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-
job/academic. For additional help completing this application or submitting
attachments, mailto:Human Resource Services at [email protected] anytime,
or call 573-882-7976 during regular business hours.
Inquiries regarding the position may be directed to Dr. Rose-Marie Muzika
([email protected]) or David R. Larsen ([email protected])
Department of Forestry, The School of Natural Resources; 203 Anheuser-Busch
Natural Resources Bldg.; University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7240.
For additional information see: http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/
Review of applications will begin March 1, 2012
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Missouri is an equal access, equal opportunity,
affirmative action employer that is fully committed to achieving a diverse
faculty and staff. For more information, call the Associate Vice Chancellor
of Human Resource Services/Affirmative Action officer at 573-882-4256.
To request ADA accommodations, please call Human Resource Services at 573-
882-7976. TTY users, please call through Relay Missouri, 1-800-RELAY (735-
2966) or en Español at 1-800-520-7309.
