ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ PROFESSOR (TENURED) RUTH SPANIOL ENDOWED CHAIR OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Posting # 0007661 Oregon State University’s Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, tenured position to serve as the Ruth Spaniol Chair of Natural Resources in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2012.
We seek a colleague who will complement and enhance the College’s reputation for excellence in research, undergraduate and graduate education, public education, and outreach. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of ecosystem science broadly defined, including social science and humanities as applied to ecosystems. Teaching activities will include quality instruction in undergraduate and graduate courses covering the area of expertise of the successful applicant. S/he will be recognized at the national and international level for excellence in research sufficient to warrant an appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate will serve as the executive lead for one funding cycle (6 years) of the H.J. Andrews Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program. The successful candidate must have a PhD in Ecology, Forest Science, Wildlife or Fisheries Biology, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Soil Science, Atmospheric Science, Geosciences or other field, with at least five years of experience focusing on Ecosystem Science broadly defined. A demonstrated ability to promote, organize, and inspire multiple diverse, interdisciplinary groups in sustained long-term cooperative efforts is required. Abilities to conduct and lead independent research and to work as part of an interdisciplinary team are essential. The candidate must demonstrate excellence in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A commitment to enhancing diversity in academic environments is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to successfully lead funding efforts with the National Science Foundation and other competitive programs. Familiarity with the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest LTER Program, and experience working in or securing funding for programs within or closely related to the Long Term Ecological Research Network, are preferred. Candidates are preferred whose research has an interdisciplinary focus uniting ecology and the social sciences, or a demonstrated commitment to science-humanities interactions. The successful candidate will preferably possess strong organizational and communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively with many types of personalities and strong leadership skills. Oregon State University's College of Forestry has been educating forest resource professionals, educators and scientists for more than a century. The College has earned a reputation as a worldclass center of teaching and learning about forests and related resources. Scientists at the College of Forestry conduct research on a wide range of topics in the disciplines of biology, botany, ecology, hydrology, engineering, forest management, manufacturing and marketing of wood products, the social sciences, wood chemistry and physiology and many others. The College operates about 14,000 acres of College Forests in Corvallis and surrounding areas. The College offers three undergraduate degrees (Forest Management, Natural Resources, Forest Engineering and Renewable Materials) and three graduate degrees (Forest Ecosystems and Society, Sustainable Forest Management and Wood Science and Engineering). The College collaborates with other academic units at OSU to deliver graduate degrees in Natural Resources, Applied Economics and Water Resources. All together the College hosts some 140 graduate and almost 780 undergraduate students. Application procedure: To view the posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs and search for posting #0007661. 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 additional information: Contact John Bliss, Search Committee Chair, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, 332 Richardson Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331. Email: john.bl...@oregonstate.edu. For questions regarding the application process, contact: Jeannette Harper (jeannette.har...@oregonstate.edu); 541-737-6554). OSU is an AA/EOE.
