University of California, Merced
Associate or Full Professor
Natural Resource Management
Position Code: ASENG4231A
UC Merced invites applications for a ladder-rank faculty
position at the Associate or Full Professor level in Natural Resource
Management of Public Lands and Protected Areas. We seek a distinguished scholar
who will provide leadership in establishing a program of international stature
within the interdisciplinary area of adaptive management of complex coupled
human (legal, administrative, economic, cultural) and natural (ecological,
climatic, geologic, hydrologic) systems to sustain native species, ecosystems,
and landscapes, and to preserve cultural heritage. We seek a leader in
scholarship and practice that addresses lands and resource management broadly
in the context of changing global earth systems and governance, including
ecosystem services and climate adaptation.
Appropriate candidates will have distinguished research,
educational, and leadership experience that emphasizes science, conservation,
social science, and/or management. The ideal candidate will bridge science and
management, and will lead efforts to develop interdisciplinary research and education
programs at UC Merced associated with science, management, and sustainability
of public lands and protected areas, such as national parks. The Sierra Nevada
Research Institute and other campus units provide excellent opportunities for
interdisciplinary research collaboration as well as established collaborations
with external stakeholders.
The primary appointment may be in Natural Science, Social
Sciences, or Engineering, or may be a joint appointment between schools. The
successful candidate is expected to participate actively in the development of
innovative, interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs in the future
School of Management, and to contribute to the teaching and mentoring of a
diverse student population.
The University of California at Merced is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the
achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students. The University
is supportive of dual career couples.
Qualifications: Ph.D in a relevant field and
exemplary research, publication, and teaching commensurate with a faculty
appointment at the University of California at the appropriate level.
Salary: Negotiable, based on the University
of California academic pay scale.
Closing Date: 12/01/2012
To Apply: Interested applicants are required to
submit 1) a cover letter 2) curriculum vitae 3) statement of research 4)
statement of teaching and 5) a list of five references with contact information
including mailing address, phone number and e-mail address.
Please do not submit individual letters of recommendation.
Applications must be submitted via this website:
For more information: Contact Professor Paul Maglio at:
pmaglio@ucmerced.edu
The University of California, Merced
is a dynamic new university campus in Merced, California, which opened in
September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of California and the
first American research university in the 21st century. In keeping with the
mission of the University to provide teaching, research and public service of
the highest quality, UC Merced offers research-centered and student-oriented
educational opportunities at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels
through three academic schools: Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social
Sciences/Humanities/Arts.
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