Deadline: Mon, 12/11/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at University of California Berkeley Job Field: Forestry Job Type: Full Time Location: California Location Detail: Berkley, California Job Description: We seek applicants whose work addresses specific aspects of forest health, including (but not limited to); impacts of climate change on the host-pest/pathogen relationship; threats posed by natural and anthropogenic agents to tree conservation; and innovations in the monitoring and management of forest health. We encourage applicants whose research contributes to an integrated understanding of forest health and its broad impacts on ecosystems and societies. Interdisciplinary research and cross-institutional collaborations that advance translation science and inform public policy are fundamental aspects of the University of California's land grant mission. ESPM is a multidisciplinary community of scholars and Cooperative Extension Specialists from the biological, physical, and social sciences and the humanities who conduct research, teaching, and outreach to advance scientific understanding and develop solutions for the world's pressing environmental problems. Home to a top-ranked Ph.D program in environmental science, environmental studies, and ecological/evolutionary biology, our undergraduate students have a choice of vibrant majors that span the disciplines in the department. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty position will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and service. We value diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as exemplified by the following principles of community: we accept the intrinsic relationship between diversity and excellence in all our endeavors; and we embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our obligation and goal. ESPM recognizes that DEI must be integrated with strategies that address the critical environmental challenges facing humanity, including climate change, food security, natural resource access and management, biodiversity, environmental health, land use decision-making, and maintaining sustainable and just living conditions. Qualifications: • Demonstrate outstanding scholarship within a relevant field such as, but not limited to, forest science, entomology, pathology, restoration ecology, conservation biology, or other relevant discipline. • Demonstrate strong process-based research skills and a potential to establish an innovative research agenda, to communicate their work effectively to a broader public, and to work with other researchers from diverse disciplines. • Demonstrate interest and ability to conduct robust, basic and/or applied empirical studies in the lab and/or in the field. • Demonstrate strong research productivity, potential for funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and research mentoring of undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs. • Demonstrate their commitment to working in an inclusive and interdisciplinary environment and their strong desire to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in ways that align with UC Berkeley's mission to meet the educational needs of California's diverse population (see: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity/support-faculty-candidates). How to Apply: • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. • Statement of Research - Statement describing your past, current and proposed research. • Statement of Teaching and Service - A description of prior teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and future teaching interests, as well as a statement of prior and proposed academic, professional and/or community service experience. • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversityhttps://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity). • Publication One - Copy of a publication such as journal articles, book chapters, or other appropriate products. • Publication Two - Copy of a publication such as journal articles, book chapters, or other appropriate products. • Publication Three - Copy of a publication such as journal articles, book chapters, or other appropriate products. (Optional) Reference requirements • 3-5 required (contact information only) References will only be contacted for those candidates under serious consideration. Apply link: https://apptrkr.com/4658312 Help contact: mailto:nlowy@berkeley.edu Campus Information
