Located in the heart of Quebec City, Universite Laval is a major research
university of more than 45,000 students. The university has an international
orientation and is recognized for its excellence in teaching and research. The
Department of Wood and Forest Sciences is the only academic institution in
Quebec to offer programs in Wood Science, Forest Management, and Forest
Engineering that lead to membership in established professional associations.
The Department also shares responsibility for the Integrated Bachelor's degree
in Natural and Managed Environments. The Department has 33 full-time professors
and instructors, 300 students, and hosts three research chairs, three major
research consortia and two research centers. Opportunities for
multidisciplinary research are offered with the Department of Geography and
Department of Geomatics, as well as with other faculties of Universite Laval.
General description
As part of its strategic development plan, the Department of Wood and Forest
Sciences is looking to fill a tenure-track academic position in pedology. The
teaching and research activities will focus on areas such as:
Pedogenic and ecosystem processes related to soil fertility;
Impacts of forest harvest methods, intensive silviculture, and biomass
harvesting on the physical and chemical characteristics of soils;
Restoration of ecological functions of soils on degraded sites;
Modelling nutrient cycles and water and carbon budgets of forest and agroforest
soils;
Classification, mapping, and assessment of land-use potential and constraints
of soils.
Responsibilities include:
*Teach undergraduate and graduate courses on soils in general, with emphasis on
forest soils to students in the forestry, geography, and natural and managed
environments programs;
*Obtain external research funding, conduct research and supervise graduate
students on subjects related to forest soils;
*Participate in continuing education and extension activities;
*Participate in departmental, university and private and/or public sector
committees;
*The participation in long term research projects in pedology in our
experimental forests and internationally, will be encouraged.
Selection criteria
The candidate should:
*Hold an undergraduate degree in forestry or in a closely related field, and
have, or be about to complete, a Ph.D. from a recognised university;
*Demonstrate good teaching and research capabilities;
*Have expertise in at least two of the research areas identified above;
*Show capacity and willingness to collaborate with multidisciplinary research
groups;
*Be able to contribute to research activities of colleagues in forest
management, forest operations, agroforestry and geography;
*Be able to obtain research funds from competitive governmental grant programs
as well as from private organisations;
*Be able to communicate and write in French, or acquire such ability within one
year.
Salary: According to the collective agreement.
Expected starting date: October 1, 2013.
Valuing diversity, Universite Laval encourages all qualified individuals to
apply - particularly women, visible and ethnic minorities, aboriginal persons,
and persons with disabilities - but priority will be given to Canadians and
Canadian permanent residents.
Applicants should send, by email or post, a letter of intention, CV and the
names of three potential references, no later than June 25, 2013 to:
Yves Fortin, directeur
Departement des sciences du bois et de la foret
Tel.: (418) 656-7128
Faculte de foresterie, de geographie et de geomatique
Fax : (418) 656-5262
Universite Laval
Quebec (Quebec)
Canada G1V 0A6
email: [email protected]
