Assistant or Associate Professor - Forest Hydrologist

Classification

Title:

Ast/Aso Prof

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities

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This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 30% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit.

Duties will include research and teaching relating to forest hydrology. Research duties include developing a collaborative, internationally recognized, and externally funded research program. The program will focus on understanding and predicting forest management influences on water quality and quantity across scales including private and publicly owned forest lands in the southeastern US and beyond, with an emphasis on the interface between water resources (e.g., streams, wetlands, aquifers, springs) and land management decision-making.

The program should integrate field observations with hydrologic or ecosystem modelling of forest water resources, with a strong preference for pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and user-inspired research. Tenure will accrue in the School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences (SFFGS). The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in their program area.