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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/61121?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic">https://apply.interfolio.com/61121?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Assistant Professor - Coastal Ecosystems and Watersheds, University of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>University of Florida: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: 60460000 - AG-SCHL-FOREST RES / CONSERV<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Location<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Gainesville, FL<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Open Date<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=ng-binding style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Mar 7, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Description<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 30% extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service), available in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Duties will include research and extension interests related to coastal ecosystems and their watersheds. Tenure will accrue in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. The faculty member will participate actively in undergraduate education and graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing the results with his/her graduate students. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support his/her program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in his or her program area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The position represents an important component of a growing programmatic emphasis at UF and IFAS on marine environments, and supports one of the nation’s largest and most impactful Sea Grant programs. A cluster of related positions has been and will be filled as IFAS seeks to enhance its world-class sustainable fisheries and coastal ecology programs, as well as expanding an international role for the newly formed Institute for Sustainable Food Systems. IFAS and Florida Sea Grant are also focused on broader inter-disciplinary efforts (i.e. IFAS, other UF units, academic institutions, local/state federal agencies and the private sector) to address the challenges to the integrity of coastal ecosystems associated with land influences. This position is thus part of an integrated, interdisciplinary initiative to support the sustainable management and use of scarce state, regional, and international marine resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The desired focus of the position is the influence of land-sea interactions on the well-being and sustainability of coastal natural resources and communities. These interactions relate to a wide range of challenges facing Florida’s coastal environment, including harmful algal blooms, eutrophication, hypoxia, climate change, sea level rise, pollutants, hydrologic and physical alterations, and habitat losses. These and other challenges, in turn, affect coastal resources and communities, including fisheries, tourism, property values, recreational activities, natural hazard risks and human health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The successful candidate will develop, coordinate, and implement a science-based and user-driven coastal watershed extension and research program. The candidate will identify and clarify challenges facing coastal systems, including land influences, and participate in the development of novel approaches for the management and mitigation of these challenges. The candidate’s extension program shall be developed in consultation with key stakeholders and constituencies and enhanced through the development and application of a complementary applied research program. The candidate will develop a research program motivated by community needs with collaborative partners and will provide hands-on technical support and training for targeted stakeholders. The candidate is expected to collaborate with multi-disciplinary UF/IFAS faculty and provide program leadership within the Florida Sea Grant College Program, including effectively interacting with extension agents in coastal counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Applications are encouraged from the full breadth of disciplines involved in the study of coastal environments and their watersheds. Regardless of disciplinary background, the applicant should possess an excellent skill set and research record in their discipline and a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for interdisciplinary applied research. The applicant should also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the motivation to work in multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will be expected to secure external funding to support his/her research and extension programs, publish in appropriate disciplinary and interdisciplinary national and international journals, and thus develop nationally recognized research and extension programs. The faculty member will participate actively in graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing the results with his/her graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Tenure will accrue in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program). Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Background Information:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The School of Forest Resources and Conservation Food (SFRC) is an interdisciplinary school housing programs in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Forest Resources and Conservation, and Geomatics. SFRC 60 faculty members and over 50 support staff in Gainesville and in research and education centers throughout the state. SFRC faculty teach a wide variety of courses, including fisheries sand forest ecology and management, resource policy, resource economics, and environmental education and communication. SFRC averages approximately 300 undergraduate majors/year, and over 100 M.S., Ph.D. and professional Master’s students. The renowned richness of SFRC’s academic and research programs is sustained through genuine dialogue among faculty and students with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and identities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Florida Sea Grant is a university-based program that supports research, education and extension to conserve coastal resources and enhance economic opportunities for the people of Florida. The program is a partnership between the Florida Board of Education, the <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</span></a>, and Florida’s citizens and governments. UF is the host university for Florida Sea Grant, although the program serves all FL universities with research grants and student scholarship opportunities. The extension, education and outreach programs are done in partnership with <a href="http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>UF/IFAS Extension</span></a> and coastal counties of Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This position is one of a cross-departmental cohort of new faculty hires intended to complement existing strengths in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic sciences across IFAS and UF, with the other new positions focusing on remote sensing applications to marine resource management, coastal ecosystem ecology and fish reproductive ecology. Together with others in the cohort and with existing faculty, the successful candidate will have unique opportunities for developing interdisciplinary, collaborative projects and shaping UF-wide research and extension activities. Partners in this initiative include the SFRC’s Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program and Geomatics Program, the Department of Food and Resource Economics, the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, the UF Center for Remote Sensing, the new UF Institute for Sustainable Global Food Systems, and the UF One Health initiative, plus other interdisciplinary programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Required:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in coastal ecology, watershed management or related disciplines. Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding. Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system. Candidates must also have a commitment to IFAS core values of excellence, diversity, global involvement, and accountability. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Preferred:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Postdoctoral experience is desirable but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Application Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>For full consideration, candidates should apply and submit additional materials by 8 April 2019. The position will remain open until a viable applicant pool is determined.</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Nominations</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Nominations are welcome. Nominations need to include the complete name and address of the nominee. This information should be sent to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Please refer to Requisition # 44608<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Edward Phlips<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Chair, Search and Screen Committee University of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>School of Forest resources and Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>7922 NW 71st Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Gainesville, FL 32653<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Telephone: 352-273-3603<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Facsimile: 352-392-3646<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Electronic Mail: <a href="mailto:phlips@ufl.edu"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>phlips@ufl.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Application Information</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Individuals wishing to apply should go online to <a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/61121"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>http://apply.interfolio.com/61121</span></a> and submit:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Cover letter that states applicant’s interest in the position and qualifications relative to the credentials listed above<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Curriculum vitae<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Contact information (including email addresses) for 3 individuals willing to write letters of recommendation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Unofficial transcripts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by <a href="http://www.naces.org/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The <a href="http://www.ufl.edu/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>University of Florida</span></a> is an Equal Opportunity Institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. The <a href="http://ifas.ufl.edu/"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#277CAD'>Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences</span></a> is committed to creating an environment that affirms diversity across a variety of dimensions, including ability, class, ethnicity/race, gender identity and expression. We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute to such an environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. The University and greater Gainesville community enjoy a diversity of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: auto;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>#Agriculture=64<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>