Position Announcement - Forest Health
by Scott Enebak
ForPath Users:
Copied below and attached is a position announcement.
Please pass onto anyone that you believe would be interested.
I apologize for any duplicates due to cross posting on the ForEnt Listserve.
Have a good day.
Scott Enebak
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant/Associate Professor - Forest Health
Auburn University's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences invites nominations and applications for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Forest Health and the interactions of introduced and native fungi and insect vectors in forest ecosystems located in the southern US. This is a 12-month, tenure-track position, with 80% research and 20% teaching responsibilities. Additional information about the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and its programs can be found at our website: https://sites.auburn.edu/academic/sfws/Pages/default.aspx
Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply
Responsibilities: The incumbent is expected to develop a significant research program through active pursuit of extramural funding, recruitment of graduate students, and publications in high-quality refereed journals. The incumbent also is expected to teach a core undergraduate course in the forestry curriculum and develop one graduate course in their area of expertise.
Qualifications: PhD in Entomology, Pathology, Forestry, Biology or a closely related field is required. We seek candidates with research/teaching interests focused on contemporary research and how forest management practices influence stand/ecosystem health. Those with a strong forest pathology and entomology background and having worked in an applied decision-making context on habitat restoration, risk mapping systems and habitat restoration are preferred. Experience in working with southern pine ecosystems is desirable. Evidence of collaboration at the international level on forest declines would be desirable for Associate level. The incumbent must present evidence of the potential for teaching excellence and a solid record of research productivity including ability to obtain extramural grants and publish findings in high-quality refereed journals. The selected candidate must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time of appointment and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Excellent communication skills required.
Review of applications will begin April 1, 2012 and will continue until a successful candidate has been identified.
Application: To apply, submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, official transcripts, and names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to Mrs. Pam Beasley (beaslpa(a)auburn.edu) School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 3301 Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5418.
For additional information contact: Dr. Art Chappelka, Chair, Search Committee, phone 334-844-1069, fax 334-844-1084, or e-mail: chappah(a)auburn.edu
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
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Scott Enebak
Professor & Director
Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative
Forest Health Dynamics Laboratory
602 Duncan Drive
Auburn University, AL 36849
334.844.1028 Office
334.844.1084 Fax
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Possible IUFRO 2014 session
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO RG 7.02 FORPATH researchers:
Do you have studies showing how biodiversity helps to manage high-value
species or how high value timbers help to conserve biodiversity? Below is
an idea for a technical session for the IUFRO 2014 World Congress relating
high value timbers and biodiversity Any suggestions would be most welcome,
including reorientation of this potential session. Collaboration with a
unit of Division 7 on this session would be great. If you would like to
participate in the session, could you please send me a draft title for your
contribution? Please also send this on to anyone else who might be
interested. Please send any ideas by April 20, since session proposals are
due April 30.
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*How does biodiversity help to manage high-value timber species, and
vice-versa?*
*Valuable timbers, such as many Meliaceae, remain in high demand, casting a
shadow over prospects for these species and their forests. However,
management of high-value timber species may help conserve the biodiversity
of the forests they inhabit. Conversely, biodiversity may contribute to
the health of individual trees and populations of high-value species. This
session seeks to explore positive, reciprocal relationships between
biodiversity and high-value timber species. *
*We aim for a global scope, including tropical and temperate high-value
timbers. Presentations might address: biodiversity and protection of
high-value species from pests and pathogens, the role of plantations in
biodiversity conservation, biodiversity for plantation health, enrichment
planting with high value species to maintain biodiversity via intact forest
instead of land use change, high-value species and the maintenance of
intact forests, use of high value species for habitat rehabilitation and
restoration of biodiversity, AND MORE.*
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Thanks!
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
1.02.04 – Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae*
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