[Grad-postdoc-assn] Faculty position in geospatial land processes at Cornell

[Paula Fisher]

School of Integrative Plant Science Faculty Position Opening:
*Geospatial Land Processes *

*POSITION*: The School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University
is seeking applicants for a 9‐month tenure‐track position in Geospatial
Land Processes with an expected primary affiliation in the Section of Soil
and Crop Sciences and with research and teaching responsibilities at the
level of Assistant/Associate Professor. The successful candidate is
expected to develop a research program involving laboratory- and field‐based
investigations, and by using geospatial methods and advanced computational
capabilities, integrate soil and agroecosystem properties with
environmental covariates to analyze and create a more complete
understanding of the complex interactions and processes at variable spatial
scales. Processes of potential focus include soil and plant exchange of
gases, water, and energy which are critical to plant productivity for food
and nutrition security, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas production
and sustainable land management. The incumbent is expected to maintain an
extramurally funded research program and develop collaborative research and
teaching efforts with the Cornell geospatial science and technology
community in several academic departments and colleges. The successful
candidate will teach an advanced undergraduate course in geographic
information science and technology (GIS&T) and an undergraduate/graduate
course in spatial modeling and analysis.
*RESPONSIBILTIES*: This position has 50% research and 50% teaching
responsibilities with focus on advancing our understanding of biophysical
land processes that affect soil and plant dynamics and interactions
relevant to agriculture and other managed ecosystems though the development
and application of geospatial science and technology (GIS&T). Processes of
potential focus include soil and plant exchange of gases, water, and energy
which are critical to plant productivity for food and nutrition security,
carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas production and sustainable land
management.
The successful candidate is expected to develop a research program
involving laboratory- and field‐based investigations in an area of the
candidate’s geospatial strengths and background. By using geospatial
methods and advanced computational capabilities, soil and agroecosystem
properties will be integrated with environmental covariates to analyze and
create a more complete understanding of the complex interactions and
processes at variable spatial scales. The research program will be highly
relevant to efforts aimed at adaptation to and mitigation of global
environmental change, including the advancement of quantitative and
computational methods for characterizing soil-plant dynamics and processes,
and precision agriculture. This position will focus primarily on
agricultural and environmental systems but may also include collaborative
efforts with geospatially-relevant fields of study at Cornell University.
The incumbent is expected to teach an undergraduate course in geographic
information science and technology (GIS&T) and an advanced
undergraduate/graduate course in spatial modeling and analysis. The
teaching program should include environmental process modeling, proximal
and remote sensing from coarse to fine spatial scales using contemporary
instrumentation, and advanced mathematical and statistical methods for
assessing these processes in agricultural and associated managed
ecosystems. The incumbent is also expected to be involved in undergraduate
advising, primarily in the agricultural sciences, environmental science and
sustainability, and plant sciences majors and graduate student training in
the soil and crop sciences, and related graduate fields in the Graduate
School at Cornell University.
*QUALIFICATIONS*: Ph.D. in Soil Science, Environmental Science,
Environmental Engineering, Agronomy, Physical Geography, or related
disciplines. The candidate must be able to work in a multi‐disciplinary and
multi‐cultural setting. Well‐qualified applicants are expected to have a
distinguished record of academic accomplishments in geospatial science and
technology, including demonstrated skills in teaching, quantitative
research methods, and demonstrated success in program support through
external funds.
*ANTICIPATED START DATE*: August 2016.
*ACADEMIC RANK AND SALARY*: Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track)
with salary competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with
background and experience.
*APPLICATIONS*: Candidates are requested to submit a curriculum vitae, a
research plan (2-3 pages), teaching interests (1 page), university
transcripts, and copies of up to three publications. In addition,
applicants must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted
concurrently with the other application materials. Submit all application
materials to Academic Jobs Online at
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5929.
Questions about the application process can be addressed to Ms. Amy
Lanfair, Section of Soil and Crop Sciences (acl10 at cornell.edu). Questions
about the position can be addressed to Search Committee Chair, Professor
Harold van Es (hmv1 at cornell.edu).
*ABOUT CORNELL*: The new faculty member will join a collaborative,
interdisciplinary community on the main campus of Cornell University, in
Ithaca, New York. The Section of Soil and Crop Sciences is part of
Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS), a large
internationally renowned group of academics with many interactions and
joint projects. Members of the Section also collaborate with colleagues
working in areas of environmental sciences, biogeochemistry, and
international agriculture. For more information about SIPS and the Section
of Soil and Crop Sciences, visit http://sips.cals.cornell.edu/ or
http://scs.cals.cornell.edu/
Cornell comprises a varied array of academic units from music and
literature to astrophysics and veterinary medicine and is a member of the
Ivy League. The main campus of Cornell University, which overlooks
40-mile-long Cayuga Lake, is located in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate
New York, a scenic environment of spectacular lakes, waterfalls, gorges,
rolling hills, farmland, vineyards, and state parks. It is an area with
outstanding recreational and summer and
winter sports opportunities for individuals and families. The Cornell
campus itself is one of the most beautiful in the country. The Ithaca
community is culturally diverse with excellent theater,
music, sports, and other activities befitting a major university town, yet
also has the warmth and friendliness of a small community. The area is
known for its many bookstores and restaurants, an extensive walking trail
system, arboretum, Laboratory of Ornithology, marina, Farmers Market, a
hands-on Science Center, and art and science museums. For more information
and links to individual attractions, visit http://www.visitithaca.com/.
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place
to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an
uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further
the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement.
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