Deadline: Mon, 12/11/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Utah State University The Department of Wildland Resources (WILD) Job Field: Wildlife Job Type: Full Time Location: Utah Location Detail: Logan, Utah Job Description: We are seeking candidates with high potential for academic leadership and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary terrestrial ecosystem science and to the departmental mission to advance the understanding and stewardship of wildland ecosystems and the services they provide. The successful candidate will bring vision, innovation, and expert administration to a thriving academic unit of 27 faculty located at the main Logan Campus, at Statewide Campuses, and at several extension locations. This candidate will build on a long legacy of excellence in research, teaching, and extension and will nurture the Department’s existing synergies with the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, USU Extension, the US Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and the campus-wide Ecology Center. Qualifications: Minimum • Earned doctorate related to the fields of study encompassed by the department’s programmatic areas. • Accomplishments that meet the requirements for a tenured, full professor; a tenure review will be conducted for the selected candidate. Preferred • Demonstrated success in leadership and management in higher education. • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive, innovative, and productive relationships among faculty members from disparate disciplines. • Demonstrated understanding of the land-grant mission and the ability to lead and advocate for faculty who work to accomplish this mission. • Demonstrated experience in academic personnel and budget management. • Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, extension and outreach with relevant programs, goals, and activities. • A compelling vision for the role of the Department of Wildland Resources in higher education, research, and extension. • Evidence of ability and commitment to develop and promote constructive relationships with appropriate on and off-campus stakeholders, including alumni and donors. • A record of scholarly contributions to knowledge in forestry, rangelands, wildlife, ecology, conservation, and/or restoration, with demonstrated expertise in one or more of these areas. • A record of excellence in teaching and/or mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels in field(s) applicable to the Department. • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary leadership team How to Apply: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/7103/department-head-and-professor%2c-department-of-wildland-resources/job?mobile=false&width=510&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240
