University of Minnesota - Assistant or Associate Professor in Tribal Forest Systems Management, Fire, and Ecology
Position Title:
Assistant or Associate Professor in Tribal Forest Systems Management, Fire, and Ecology
position overview:
The Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota invites qualified candidates to apply for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track professor position specializing in Tribal Forest Systems Management, Fire, and Ecology with responsibilities for research (40%), teaching (50%), and outreach-service (10%). The successful candidate will establish a nationally recognized research program that addresses important issues affecting tribal natural resources management. This research would be undertaken in collaboration with Minnesota tribal natural resource managers, students and communities, other faculty located at the University of Minnesota, as well as scientists and practitioners locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Additionally, this position will teach and develop two new undergraduate and/or graduate courses choosing from a variety of modalities and formats in topics such as fire ecology, forest dynamics, dendrochronology, Indigenous land relationships and land use practices, and others as assigned.
The position is in the Department of Forest Resources and located on the St. Paul Campus. The successful candidate will have access to the Department’s research facilities in St. Paul and Grand Rapids, MN. The position is available beginning August 2024, with review of applications beginning March 29, 2024.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Establish an internationally-recognized research program that addresses important issues affecting tribal natural resources management. This research would be undertaken in collaboration with Minnesota tribal natural resource managers, students and communities, other faculty located at the University of Minnesota, as well as scientists and practitioners locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Seek and secure extramural funding needed to develop an internationally-recognized tribal natural resource management research program. Publish in refereed journals and other publications. Teach and develop two new undergraduate and/or graduate courses choosing from a variety of modalities and formats in topics such as fire ecology, forest dynamics, dendrochronology, Indigenous land relationships and land use practices, and others as assigned. Mentor tribal and non-tribal undergraduate students in Department-affiliated programs. Provide outreach to tribal college students transferring into Department and CFANS-affiliated programs. Advise, train, and mentor graduate students from culturally diverse backgrounds. Prepare all students for successful careers in tribal natural resource management and complementary areas. Participate in University faculty governance and, where appropriate, provide leadership to continuing education and outreach activities statewide. Provide service to the profession.
required qualifications:
● Ph.D. with demonstrated potential to achieve assistant or associate level in research, teaching, and outreach with a concentration in tribal forest systems management, fire ecology, forestry, geography, or a closely related field.
● Experience in identifying and conducting research that addresses important issues impacting tribal natural resource management, fire ecology, and associated cultural values.
● Demonstrated strong written communication skills, including scientific writing published in relevant peer-reviewed scientific journals.
● Demonstrated strong oral communication skills, as evidenced by presentations at professional meetings, seminars, workshops, or conferences.
● Demonstrated teaching and mentoring experience with American Indian, Alaskan Native, or First Nation students.
● Demonstrated work with undergraduate and graduate students in sharing research with others.
● Demonstrated experience or commitment to working with people with diverse identities and underrepresented communities in formal or informal settings
Preferred Qualifications:
● Demonstrated excellence or evidence of potential in delivering undergraduate and graduate instruction.
● Demonstrated experience in, or commitment to, instruction programs that support diverse learners and build inclusive classroom environments.
● Success in securing, or evidence of potential to secure, extramural funding.
● Demonstrated experience or evidence of potential in advising and training graduate students, especially from a range of cultures and experiences.
● Demonstrated success in fostering tribal, public, and/or private partnerships.
● Expertise in tribal natural resources related sub-disciplines such as fire science, dendrochronology, ecosystem ecology, environmental sociology, or cultural and historical landscapes and ecology.
● Expertise in a complementary area such as American Indian studies, Indigenous methodologies, traditional ecological knowledge, tribal law, spatial analysis, biogeography, or environmental justice.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, please visit https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/359975/.