job announcement

[Carl W. Ramm]

                Michigan State University
        College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

                POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

POSITION:       12-month Tenure-track Assistant Professor

LOCATION:       Michigan State University
                College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR),
                Department (plant sciences) to be determined.

CLOSING DATE:   May 15, 2000 or until position is filled.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

(1) Teaching (50%)  The successful candidate is expected to teach

two senior/graduate level courses in statistical methods in the plant

and soil sciences and an advanced graduate course in spatial statistics

(alternate years) or a related field. 

(2) Research (25%)  Develop independent and collaborative

research in biometry directed at the plant and soil sciences. 

Develop statistical applications to solve problems in agriculture

and natural resources.  Publish results in appropriate scholarly

journals.  Pursue extramural funding for research.  Direct graduate

student research.

(3) Collaborative Research and Consulting (25%)  Serve as

statistical expert on research teams within the CANR. Provide statistical

consultation to faculty and graduate students in the Department and the

CANR.  Serve on graduate committees.   Serve as co-director of the

CANR Statistical Consulting Center. [www.fw.msu.edu/orgs/canr_big]

QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. degree in a plant science discipline and/or Applied Statistics
with a specialization in spatial statistics or a related field.  Experience
with generalized and nonlinear mixed effects models is desired;
expertise with modern and intensive computing methods is required. 
If the Ph.D. is in Applied Statistics, strong emphasis in a plant science
discipline is required.  The individual must be an effective
communicator with the ability to teach statistical methods to graduate
students in the CANR.  The individual must also have a strong interest
and commitment to  statistical consulting.  The successful candidate
must further demonstrate ability to conduct research in spatial statistics
as applied to inferential problems in plant and soil science-related fields.



APPLICATION:
Candidates should send a cover letter detailing their interest and
qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae,  academic transcripts,
a brief statement of teaching and research interests (not to exceed
two pages), and three letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Carl W. Ramm, Search Committee Chair        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Department of Forestry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  48824-1222

MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution