[PCA] JOB: Nursery Faculty Position (Univ. of ID, Moscow, ID)

[Olivia Kwong]

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Plant Production for Forest, Rangeland and Riparian Restoration and 
Management

Departments of Forest Resources and Rangeland Ecology and Management
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
The College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, invites 
applications for an academic-year, tenure-track faculty position as 
Assistant or Associate Professor. The position is approximately 20% 
teaching, 30% research, 5% Advising, 5% On-campus Service, 10% 
Outreach/Service/Technology Transfer, and 30% Administration, including 
providing oversight for all facilities and activities at the Center for 
Forest Nursery and Seedling Research (CFNSR) at the Frank Pitkin Forest 
Nursery (see http://seedlings.uidaho.com/).

Teaching responsibilities include one undergraduate course in seedling 
production and regeneration of diverse plants and environments and one 
graduate course/year.  Research responsibilities include internal CFNSR 
funds for collaborative research with graduate students and other faculty, 
development of an externally funded research program, and the 
responsibility of publishing in refereed journals. Limited undergraduate 
and graduate student advising. Service and outreach responsibilities 
include liaison with the Nursery Advisory Committee, distribution of 
nursery publications and maintenance of the nursery website, and CFNSR 
representation at regional, national and international meetings. 
Administration responsibilities require coordination of research and 
production operations of the nursery; and management of nursery budgets 
and staff including the establishment and maintenance of a business plan.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:  Ph.D. in plant ecology, forestry or range science, plant 
physiology, plant breeding/genetics, plant propagation, or related fields. 
Proficient communication skills - both written and verbal - with a wide 
variety of constituents. Demonstrated leadership, organization and 
collaborative skills with stakeholders and advisory groups.  Successful 
record of external grant funding, and publications in refereed journals. 
Demonstrated ability in technology transfer.

Desired:  Experience in plant production, seedling quality and 
outplanting; forest or range ecology and management. Supervisory, business 
and nursery-operation experience. Teaching and student mentoring/advising 
experience. Experience with Tribal, Native Corporation, or other 
indigenous resource and land managers.  Knowledge of patenting and 
entrepreneurship.

SALARY:  Commensurate with experience and rank.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested persons should submit a letter of application, statement of 
teaching philosophy, research interests and outreach activities, and 
contact information for three references on-line at: 
http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/. Please submit via mail your curriculum vitae, 
and college transcripts, to:

Dr. Ronald L. Mahoney, Chair, Search Committee
Plant Production for Restoration and Management Search Committee
Department of Forest Resources
College of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 441140
Moscow, ID 83844-1140
E-mail: fores at uidaho.edu
Phone 208-885-9770
Fax:  208-885-6226

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2006 and will continue until 
a successful candidate has been identified, with a prospective start date 
of August 2006.

Additional information is available at the College Website 
(http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu) with links to the UI Nursery 
(http://seedlings.uidaho.com/), Outreach and Extension 
(http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/extforest/), and other sites.