Assistant Professor Forest Ecosystem Sustainability School of the Environment and Sustainable Development Section of Natural Resources and the Environment College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Position : Assistant Professor, Tenure-track. Location : Ithaca, NY, USA. The academic home for this position is the School of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Section of Natural Resources and
the Environment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), housed on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. Position Description and Responsibilities : We invite applications for a 9-month, full-time tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor. The position will be 50% research and 50% teaching on a 9-month academic year basis. The School of the Environment and Sustainable Development,
Section of Natural Resources and the Environment (SESD NRE) ( https://dnr.cals.cornell.edu/ ) is located within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ( https://cals.cornell.edu ) at Cornell University with our collective expertise in the environmental and social sciences and a strong program of transdisciplinary, engaged scholarship. We are seeking a highly collaborative scholar to conduct research and teach
in the area of forest ecosystems, with relevance to sustainable practices, conservation, and the impact of human activities on forested areas. The successful candidate will develop and lead an internationally recognized, externally funded interdisciplinary research program related to the forest community and/or forest ecosystem function. The program should advance theory, with potential applications, covering topics
that might include forest biogeochemical cycling, carbon sequestration, invasive species and community dynamics, among other topics. We seek applicants who can build upon their knowledge of forest science and passion for improving the health of forests by understanding natural or managed forests. The successful candidate must have a strong analytical background and field experience. The research of the successful
candidate is not limited to a particular scale, although candidates should work across multiple scales. The successful candidate’s program, including research, teaching, advising, and student engagement, is expected to include a field methods component. Local on- and off-campus forest lands can be utilized for program research and teaching, which include the extensive Cornell Natural Areas (
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