Assistant or Associate Professor of Multifunctional Landscapes

The Pennsylvania State University; Struble (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Multifunctional Landscapes. This tenure-line position is 75% research and 25% teaching, with a competitive start-up package and salary based on 36 weeks of service annually.

You will focus on balancing human needs with wildlife at landscape scales, with research on the water-energy-food nexus, carbon storage, and land-use strategies to conserve habitats while supporting communities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. 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.

Responsibilities

• Undergraduate course in remote sensing and spatial data analysis.
• Graduate course in remote sensing applied multifunctional landscapes.

Skills

Remote sensing

GIS

Spatial statistics

Landscape modeling

Education

Ph.D. in Forestry, Soil Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or related field

Tools

Remote sensing

GIS

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.

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