Assistant​/Associate Professor of Forest Productivity and Management

To ensure full consideration, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of outreach interests (as Public Svc/Extension Philosophy), a statement of research interests, including strategies for obtaining external funding for research programs (statements totaling less than three pages), unofficial transcripts of all college-level work, copies of up to three recent publications, and contact information for three references by November 15, 2026.

Individuals selected as finalists will be asked to submit official college transcripts to ofatranscripts. Letters of reference will be solicited by the search chair for finalists prior to interviews. Finalists will be required to provide a signed consent form authorizing the University to conduct a background check ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). The background investigation will be conducted on a post-offer/pre-employment basis. The start date is August 1, 2027, but is negotiable.

For additional information, please contact Dr. David Clabo, Chair, Forest Productivity and Management Search Committee (DAVID.CLABO).

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Position Information

Classification

Title:

Open Rank

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Faculty Rank Open Rank Contract Type:
Academic (9 month) Tenure Status:
Tenure Track Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must possess a Ph.D. with an emphasis on forest productivity, silviculture, forest management, or a closely related natural resource discipline (e.g., biometrics, natural resource management and sustainability, water and soil resources).

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in forest productivity and management at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, with outreach, research, and university and professional service expectations as part of a 9-month appointment. The position includes two additional months of renewable summer salary, consistent with faculty holding majority outreach appointments, with the opportunity to earn additional summer salary through extramural funding.

This position is located at the Bulloch County Extension Office in Statesboro, Georgia, and is an off-campus appointment; occasional travel to Athens and elsewhere in the state and region will be required. Successful candidates will be expected to establish interdisciplinary collaborations in outreach and research with faculty in the Warnell School and across the UGA campus.