POSITION: This is a tenure-track, 12-month, teaching/research (50/50) appointment, with involvement in outreach and service activities. Rank will be assistant professor. This position reports directly to the Dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (Warnell School). We seek a scientist to join our natural resources recreation and tourism (NRRT) program. The NRRT program emphasizes the management of natural resources for outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism, as well as the associated human dimensions. The person will also work cooperatively among the forestry, fisheries and wildlife, and water and soil resources majors in the Warnell School.
QUALIFICATIONS: By the time of employment, the person must have a Ph.D. degree, at least one degree in a natural resources management field, and appropriate training and experience in the areas of NRRT. Evidence of research productivity is required, as is the potential to attract external research funding. The person also must have experience teaching, demonstrate an ability and willingness to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and be able to successfully mentor students.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a research program capable of attracting significant external funding in their area of expertise, and will be expected to work on a wide array of multi-disciplinary, natural resources management projects with other scientists. Candidates will be expected to help extend the results of their research through collaboration with the Warnell School’s outreach and service faculty. The successful candidate will teach an average of 4 semester classes per year. The courses that could possibly be taught include Society and Natural Resources, Parks and Ecotourism Management, Tourism and Sustainable Development, Introduction to Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, and/or a course in the successful candidate’s area of expertise. Candidates must be committed to attracting students with diverse backgrounds to the School and be able to successfully interact with diverse groups including students, faculty, and state and federal natural resource agencies. The candidate also is expected to help further develop the Warnell School’s NRRT program, advise undergraduate professional students, serve on Senior Project/Thesis advisory committees, direct graduate students, serve on School and University committees, and actively participate in professional and/or scientific societies.
THE STATE & UNIVERSITY: Georgia is well-known for its quality of life, both in terms of outdoor and urban activities (www.georgia.gov). The University of Georgia (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution comprised of 16 schools and colleges, and is located <90 miles from Atlanta. Enrollment is about 34,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The Warnell School is a professional school with 57 faculty, 275 undergraduates, and 170 graduate students (www.warnell.uga.edu). The School offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Forest Resources, Master of Natural Resources, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Natural resources in the School include forestry, fisheries and wildlife, NRRT, and water and soil resources. The School has a 740-acre forest <10 minutes from campus and 23,000 acres of forestland across the state for teaching and research. Also located on campus near the School is a research group from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Southern Research Station (www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends), which emphasizes tourism research (i.e., recreation, wilderness, urban forests, demographic trends). The successful candidate is encouraged to work with this USFS research group.
APPLICATION: To ensure full consideration, each candidate should submit their curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, official transcripts of all college-level work, and have at least 3 individuals send letters of recommendation by 15 March 2010. University policy requires all candidates to consent to a background investigation (www.hr.uga.edu). Finalists will be required to provide a signed consent form authorizing the University to conduct a background check. Actual background investigations will be conducted on a post offer/pre-employment basis. The starting date is negotiable, but 1 July 2010 is preferred. Send applications to: Dr. Robert J. Warren, Chair, NRRT Search Committee, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; warren@warnell.uga.edu; (706) 542-6474.
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution