The Department of Forestry and Division of Public Health at Michigan State University invite applications for a 9-month tenure-system position (open rank) in Forest and Green Space for Improving Public Health (40% research, 25% teaching, 25% Extension/Outreach, 10% service). The successful candidate is expected to develop an internationally recognized research program by securing competitive external funding, publishing in leading peer-reviewed journals, and advancing our understanding of the green space-health relationship. This understanding could be attained through a wide range of expertise, including wellbeing, physical and mental health of urban populations, informatics, evaluation, community engagement, urban forestry, environmental justice and equity, wood design and wood product effects on health, health geography, urban planning, and other forest/health linkages (e.g., health effects of forest wildfires).

This is a 9-month tenure track appointment with expected research, teaching, and professional service responsibilities at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia (UGA). This position will be focused on the use of precision forestry technologies, including remote sensing, LiDAR, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digitalization to improve site-specific prescriptions in forest management and advance the use of technology in forestry. The candidate will use these technologies to address diverse forest management, conservation, sustainability, forest health, and/or timber operations. The establishment and continued support of an active, externally funded graduate research program supporting M.S. and Ph.D. students in precision forestry is expected. This position will also support our undergraduate and graduate teaching missions by expanding our offerings in precision forestry. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will begin in Fall Semester 2025. The candidate will engage in professional service by actively assisting or leading scientific societies, engaging in the peer review process, and providing service to the Warnell School and UGA committees. This position is part of a cluster hire in the general area of sustainable forestry. There will be an opportunity to collaborate with new hires in sustainable forestry, advanced forest biomaterials, and natural capital.

Join the historic Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment as a Forestry Program Administrator. The School is celebrating its 125th anniversary of conserving and managing forests and is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented administrator to coordinate and develop budgets, oversee event management, and administer day-to-day operations. The position is split between 1) The Forest School and its integrated events hub the Yale Forest Forum and 2) The Forests Dialogue, a program at the School providing a multistakeholder dialogue platform for international leaders in the forest sector. The position is hybrid, based in New Haven, CT, and will play an integral role in supporting our education and leadership on forestry worldwide.

This is a 9-month tenure track appointment with expected research, teaching, and professional service responsibilities at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia (UGA). This position will focus on the development of theories, methods, and applications that combine economics, operations research, and biometrics to natural capital opportunities available to forest landowners and issues related to the forest-based supply chain involving products, services, and markets within the southern United States. The candidate will help address the challenges of forest landowners to increase profitability, to improve sustainability, and transition to the next generation of forest-based products and services. The candidate will engage with academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations to: (a) investigate opportunities for forest landowners to capitalize on natural capital income opportunities and associated income streams, and (b) investigate broader supply chain issues through research on and modeling of the wood supply system of the southern United States. The candidate would ideally be or become an expert on emerging markets for small and large public and private landowners alike and be capable of applying innovative empirical methods for addressing economic issues of importance to southern forest landowners that involve the production of carbon, water, timber, electricity (solar), wind, mitigation banking, easements, and other ecosystem goods and services. The candidate is expected to collaborate with faculty associated with the Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business (CFB), Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC), and others across campus.

The candidate will teach an undergraduate and graduate course focused on natural capital. Coursework delivery will be a combination of in-person, hybrid, and/or online. The advisement of undergraduate students and Masters of Forest Resources (MFR) non-thesis master’s students is expected. The establishment and continued support of an active, externally funded graduate research program supporting MS and PhD students in natural capital and supply chain modeling is also expected. The candidate will engage in professional service by actively assisting or leading scientific societies, engaging in the peer review process, and providing service to the Warnell School and UGA committees.

Michigan State University invites applications for the post of Research Associate. The position provides support for a NASA funded research project. Knowledge and skills in spatial modeling, data/information synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data at multiple scales, and the manipulation and processing of geospatial data are expected. MSU is seeking highly qualified candidates with the following skills and experience: machine learning, expertise in Google Earth Engine, proficiency in satellite data processing, strong programming abilities, and a demonstrated track record of publications.

The Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences at the University of Idaho invites applications for a full-time (9-month academic year; 40% teaching, 45% research, 10% outreach, 5% service) tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The successful candidate will develop a strong, internationally recognized, externally funded research program focused on biotic agents affecting forest health. This includes, but is not limited to, impacts of environmental factors on host-pest/pathogen relationships, threats posed by natural and introduced agents to forests and species of conservation concern, and innovative approaches to detecting, monitoring, and managing forest health. We are particularly interested in candidates that have experience working in interdisciplinary settings as most emerging issues related to forest health require integrative solutions, complementing departmental strengths in nursery management, silviculture, forest management, fire ecology and management, ecology and ecosystem science, and geospatial analysis. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within the department, college and university, as well as with external stakeholders such government and nongovernmental organizations, other universities, research cooperatives (e.g., Intermountain Forest Cooperative) and industries. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching two undergraduate courses related to forest health consistent with program and department needs, and leading a graduate course in their field of expertise (for a total of approximately nine credit hours per academic year). The successful candidate will demonstrate interest and skills necessary for effective undergraduate and graduate student instruction and mentoring, and for effective in both outreach and engagement, particularly in linking research activities with outreach activities that help contribute to the land grant mission of the university. Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. in a forest health-related field such as forest science, entomology, plant or forest pathology, and natural resources. Demonstrated ability to publish research in peer-reviewed publications is required, and a demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding and prior teaching experience at the university level is preferred. Salary is commensurate with experience.

The School of Natural Resources and the Environment at West Virginia University is seeking a graduate research assistant to join a multidisciplinary team on an NSF-funded project, “Enhancing Ecological and Community Resiliency through Forest-based Climate Solutions (FbCS).” Forests in the eastern United States (EUS) have high potential for FbCS due to their carbon sequestration capacity and low climate risk, but large-scale implementation faces both efficacy and equity challenges. Currently, carbon credit benefits primarily favor large corporations, often excluding smaller family forest owners who hold the majority of forested land in the EUS. Expanding FbCS participation among these small landowners is essential for effective climate change mitigation.