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
Iufro Proceedingis
XIII Conference "Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees"
IUFRO Working Party 7.02.01 September 4 th 10 th 2011
Firenze, - Auditorium di S. Apollonia - S. Martino di Castrozza (TN)
Palazzo Sass Maor,
Italy
Dear colleagues,
The proceedings of the XIII IUFRO Conference on "Root and Butt Rot of
Forest Trees" have been published by Florence University Press and now
are available at:
http://www.fupress.com/catalogo/xiii-conference-root-and-butt-rot-of-forest…
Free download is accessible at:
(http://www.fupress.com/archivio/pdf/2406_5851.pdf)
The hard copy of the Proceedings will be sent to the mail address of
the participants during the next month.
We hope the work will be appreciated.
Looking forward to see you in Turkey
Best regards
Paolo Capretti
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To cite this book:
"Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees"
Capretti P., Comparini C., Garbelotto M., La Porta N., Santini A.,
(eds.). Proceeding of the XIII International Conference on Root and
Butt Root of Forest Trees. Firenze (FI) S. Martino di Castrozza (TN),
Italy, 4th 10th September 2012. University Press, Firenze, 2012. 280
pp.
ISBN 978-88-6655-352-6 (print)
ISBN 978-88-6655-353-3 (online)
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Prof. Paolo Capretti
DISPAA - Sez. Patologia vegetale ed Entomologia
Piazzale delle Cascine, 28
50144 - Firenze - Italy
Tel. office +39 055 3288275
FAX tel. +39 055 32882753
Laurea Magistrale Scienze e Tecnologie dei sistemi forestali
http://www.forestambiente-magistrale.unifi.it
Fb Laurea Magistrale Scienze e tecnologie dei sistemi forestali - Firenze
Dear Colleagues,
The Myrtle rust pathogen, Puccinia psidii, was recently detected for the first time on the African continent. For more information please see:
http://www.imafungus.org/Issue/41/14.pdf.
Kind regards,
Jolanda Roux
IUFRO Co-ordinator RG 7.02
Von: rg70300-forent-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org [mailto:rg70300-forent-bounces@lists.iufro.org] Im Auftrag von Alain Roques
Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. Juni 2013 11:36
An: IUFRO RG 7.03.00
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Betreff: [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] ICBI 2013: still some possibilities
Dear colleagues,
You are probably aware of the ICBI (International Congress on Biological Invasions) congress to be held on 23-27 October 2013 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
I am co-organizing there a session about "Biological invasions and climate change". There are still some rooms for oral presentations but the deadline for submission of abstracts is July 20. If you are interested, please have a look to the website http://www.icbi2013.org/web/index.aspx, and contact me.
Best regards
Alain
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Dr. Alain ROQUES
Directeur de Recherches
INRA- Zoologie Forestiere
Centre de recherche d'Orléans
2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin
CS 40001 ARDON
45075 ORLEANS Cedex 2
FRANCE
Tel: (33)0238417858
Fax : (33)0238417879
Mail : alain.roques(a)orleans.inra.fr
