<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">The Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University encourages applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor in Forest Ecosystem Science. </font></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>

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rent">are located in</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span></span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-AdvancedProofingIssueV2 gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-position:left bottom;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;background-color:inherit">close proximity</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>to the University and used for teaching, research, and extension/outreach activities.</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:17px"> </span></span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Mississippi State University is a Carnegie Very High Research Activity (R1) institution and a land grant university with a strong connection to the state-wide Extension Service. The<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">U</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">niversity<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">is in</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>Starkville, a medium-size college town in northeast Mississippi (<a href="http://www.msstate.edu/web/about">www.msstate.edu/web/about</a>).  </span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:17px"> </span></span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;font-weight:bold;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><br></span></span></span></font></p><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Application Procedure</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">: <span></span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Screening of applicants will begin<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">January</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>1</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">5</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">, 20</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">21</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>and will continue until a suitable applicant is found.<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Applications must be made on the Mississippi State University Employment opportunities website via the link: <span> </span></span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" href="http://www.jobs.msstate.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">https://www.jobs.msstate.edu</span></span></a><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">(PARF<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Number 501767</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">).<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Applicants should<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">also send,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>in a single PDF</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>their</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">: (1)<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">C</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">over<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">L</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">etter</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>(2)<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">C</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">urriculum<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">V</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">itae</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>(3) 1-page<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">R</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">esearch<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">S</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">tatement</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>(4) 1-page<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">T</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">eaching<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">S</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">tatement</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>(5) 1-page Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>(6) Unofficial Graduate Transcripts</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">,</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>and (7) Contact Information for 3 References</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>to:</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:17px"> </span></span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Dr. Courtney Siegert (email:<span> </span></span></span><a class="gmail-Hyperlink gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" href="mailto:Courtney.Siegert@msstate.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-Underlined gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Courtney.Siegert@msstate.edu</span></span></a><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">)</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:17px"> </span></span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Chair,<span> </span></span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit">Forest Ecosystem Science</span></span><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-ligatures:none;line-height:17px" lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:inherit"><span> </span>Search Committee</span></span><span class="gmail-EOP gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:17px"> </span></span></font></p></div><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-BCX9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW157063796 gmail-B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