[IUFRO Div 5] Assistant/Associate Professor of Wood Quality/Forest Products

Please see the attached PDF file for more detailed information about this tenure-track position. ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF WOOD QUALITY/FOREST PRODUCTS The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (WSFNR) of the University of Georgia (UGA) invites applications for the position of assistant professor or associate professor of wood quality/forest products, a full-time, tenure-track, 12-month, 75% teaching, 25% research appointment. We seek an individual with expertise/research interests in developing technologies to understand, measure, and manage wood quality from managed forests. A Ph.D. degree in Forestry, Forest Products or a related discipline and a strong wood properties research background are required. At least one degree in Forestry is preferred. Evidence of research productivity and ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses is required. Hiring rank is contingent on experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will provide leadership to the Wood Quality Consortium (WQC), a research cooperative among the Warnell School, forest growers, wood products manufacturers and the USDA Forest Service. This individual will develop a significant research program in their area of expertise and be expected to teach an average of two courses per year, including a Wood Properties undergraduate course and a graduate course in their area of expertise. UGA (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution located <70 miles northeast of Atlanta. To ensure full consideration, submit CV, teaching and research interest statements, official transcripts of all college-level work, names and contact information of three references, and reprints of selected publications by 15 February 2012. Start date no later than July 2012 is preferred. Send applications and inquires to: Dr. Michael Kane, WSFNR, UGA, GA 30602; mkane(a)uga.edu; (706) 542-3009. Visit http://www.warnell.uga.edu/about/employment.php for the complete position announcement. UGA is an EEO/AA/ADA Institution Dr. Kamal J.K. Gandhi Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology; Forest Health and Protection Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Office: 706-542-4614; Cell: 706-247-4025; Fax: 706-542-8356 Email: kgandhi(a)warnell.uga.edu Lab Website: http://www.kamal.gandhi.uga.edu/