Assistant or Associate Professor of Forestry

Employer
Bemidji State University
Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills

Responsibilities of the Assistant or Associate Professor of Forestry include: The successful candidate will be expected to facilitate launch and Society of American Foresters (SAF) accreditation of a new baccalaureate program in Forestry. Given the priority of securing accreditation, the teaching load will be phased in, with 12 or more credits of reassigned time the first year and 9-12 credits the second year, to balance anticipated program development activities. This program will be delivered as a 2+2 companion degree in partnership with Minnesota North College (MNC) Forestry Tech programs at the Itasca and Vermillion campuses. A unique asset of this program will be the forestry professionals who contribute their expertise to the curriculum through adjunct teaching roles. Opportunities exist for collaboration with the USDA Forest Service, MN Department of Natural Resources, and forest industry partners to develop a research agenda relevant to forestry in Northern Minnesota. Other responsibilities include:

• Developing and teaching courses in silviculture and forest management, including but not limited to
course titles such as Regional Silviculture, Forest Biometry and Modeling, Community / Tribal Forestry
and Integrated Forest Management.
• Cooperating with SAF to continue accreditation progress, facilitate the program evaluation site visit, and
maintain accreditation of the forestry program.
• Coordinating with BSU, MNC, and adjunct faculty to deliver forestry program curriculum.
• Contributing to a program of scholarship within the discipline, advising students, serving the University
and community, and other associated faculty duties that support BSU’s Shared Fundamental Values.

Minimum qualifications for this position include:
• Master’s degree in Forestry.
• Demonstrated experience teaching forestry courses.
• Knowledge of SAF accreditation standards and processes.
• Ability to organize curriculum for classroom, online, and field-based educational experiences.
• Interest and ability to develop an applied research agenda connected to the practice of forestry in
Northern Minnesota.

Job Field:
Forestry
Job Type:
Full Time
Location Detail:
Bemidji Minnesota
Salary:
Depends on Qualifications – negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Job Benefits:

Other considerations:
• All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of an offer of
employment.
• Official transcript(s) must be provided to Human Resources upon hire.
• Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Inter Faculty
Organization (IFO) which can be found at https://www.ifo.org/.

Application Deadline:
Link to Full Job Posting:
https://minnstate.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Minnesota_State_Careers/job/Bemidji/Ass…

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