POSITION:
LOCATION:
CLOSING DATE:
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]
- two senior/graduate level courses in statistical methods in the plant
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
Department of Forestry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
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