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The Pennsylvania State University lists this Assistant or Associate Professor of Multifunctional Landscapes opportunity in ferguson township, Pennsylvania. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Overview
Assistant or Associate Professor of Multifunctional Landscapes. Tenure-line, 75% research and 25% teaching appointment. Competitive start-up package and salary based on 36-weeks of service annually, which can be supplemented with additional salary up to a total of 48 weeks from external competitive grants and contracts and/or from endowment funds. Position will be filled at the Assistant or Associate level, commensurate with experience. The successful candidate’s research will focus on balancing diverse human needs (e.g., food, water, energy, timber, recreation) with the needs of fish, wildlife, and other non-human species (e.g., habitat, water availability, healthy soils) at landscape scales. Research will include managing forested landscapes to optimize the water-energy-food nexus, designing landscapes that maximize carbon storage and serve as buffers against natural disasters (e.g., fires, floods), and land use strategies to conserve fish and wildlife habitat while meeting human needs. This hire is part of departmental effort to build expertise in Biological Solutions to Climate Change, which seeks to make ecosystems more adaptive and resilient in the face of environmental change while promoting sustainability and mitigating the worst impacts of climate change on humanity.
Teaching Responsibilities
Undergraduate course in remote sensing and spatial data analysis.
Graduate course in remote sensing applied multifunctional landscapes.
Qualifications
Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Forestry, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or related field with degree requirements complete by the application date.
Strong publication record and evidence of (or potential for) securing extramural research funding from local, federal, and international agencies.
Ideal candidate will work at regional, national, and/or global spatial scales using tools in remote sensing, GIS, mobile platforms (planes, drones, gliders, etc.), spatial statistics, and/or landscape modeling.
Preference for those with emphasis on forested systems.
Ability to engage professionally with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students across the University.
Background Checks
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
EEO Statement
Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Application Deadline
Review of applications will begin March 14th, 2025.
Employer Culture
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.
Our values are as follows; Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Discovery, Excellence, and Community.
We Are Penn State. One Community. Impacting Many.
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