ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TENURE-TRACK) IN GEOMATICS DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ENGINEERING, RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Posting # 0007018 Oregon State Universitys Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor. This is a 0.75 FTE, 12-month or 1.0 FTE, 9-month, tenure-track position (at the discretion of the Department Head). Though this tenure track position will be offered at 0.75 FTE, the incumbent is authorized and encouraged to increase his/her working FTE up to 1.0 by securing other sources of funding for the additional 0.25 FTE. The Department seeks a scholar to complement and enhance the Departments reputation for excellence in undergraduate and graduate instruction, research, and public education and outreach. As a critical member of the faculty, the Assistant/Associate Professor in Geomatics will be responsible for delivering high quality instruction and maintaining ABET accreditation for the Forest Engineering Degree. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will include: land and resource surveying, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, and other geospatial measurement and analytical applications within forested landscapes. Additionally, advising duties will be provided for 15-20 students. At the graduate level, responsibilities will include the development, guidance, and delivery of an advanced geomatics course to anchor the geomatics concentration for the Departments Sustainable Forest Management graduate program. Advising for 2-4 graduate students will be expected. Managing the instrument room and surveying laboratory will also be an essential position responsibility. Minimum required qualifications for this position include: a PhD in forestry, forest engineering, civil engineering, geosciences, or a related field; two or more years of verifiable experience with conventional surveying, GIS, GPS, and remote sensing techniques: good interpersonal and communication skills enabling collaboration with a broad spectrum of students, teachers, researchers, and natural resource professionals; a commitment to the educational equity in a multicultural setting and to advancing the participation and support of diverse groups and their perspectives. Preferred qualifications include: Demonstrable evidence of experience in the areas of university-level teaching, research and scholarly work, competitively funded grant writing, and professional service; conventional surveying, GIS, GPS, and remote sensing techniques in a mountainous forest environment; commercial/industrial experience as a professional surveyor or engineer in responsible for geomatics projects; Licensing as a professional survey or a professional engineer, or ability to obtain a professional surveyor or engineering license within two years. Application procedure: To view the posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs and search for posting #0007018. When applying, applicants will be required to upload the following documents: 1) a Curriculum vitae 2) a letter summarizing qualifications for this position 3) Statements of research and teaching interests (if not included in the cover letter) 4) Names and contact information for three professional references (if not included in the Curriculum vitae). For full consideration apply by May 15, 2011. The anticipated start date is September 15, 2011. For additional information: Contact John Sessions, Search Committee Chair, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, 204 Peavy Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331. Email: john.sessi...@oregonstate.edu. For questions regarding the application process, contact: Jeannette Harper (jeannette.har...@oregonstate.edu); 541-737-6554). OSU is an AA/EOE.
