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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Assistant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>Professor<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>Silviculture<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Forest<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>Resources<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>Environmental<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Conservation College of Natural Resources and Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Virginia<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Tech</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><u><span style="color:#1155CC">Department<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Forest<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Resources<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Environmental<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Conservation</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC;letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><u><span style="color:#1155CC">College<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Natural</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
<u>Resources and Environment</u> </span>at <u><span style="color:#1155CC">Virginia Tech</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span>invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor of Silviculture. This is a full-time, tenure-track, 9-month appointment with primary responsibilities in research (50%) and teaching (50%). The Department is committed to building an inclusive
community through programs and activities that are integrated into our research, education, and outreach efforts. We welcome applications from persons identifying with groups underrepresented within the discipline, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous,
people of color, first-generation, and underrepresented genders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The successful candidate will lead a vibrant, externally funded research program that is recognized<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>scientific<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>excellence, mentor a diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students, and provide high-quality instruction. Course contributions will be defined during the hiring process, but expectations include an undergraduate silviculture class and a graduate
course in the candidate’s area of expertise. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are necessary; international engagement and recognition are encouraged and expected as the candidate’s career advances. The incumbent will be expected to engage in service
to their profession as well as to the department, college, and university.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Required<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Qualifications</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Ph.D.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>equivalent<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>time<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>appointment<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> forestry or </span>a closely related discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:5.05pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:41.05pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>record<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>scholarship<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>peer-reviewed<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>publications in silviculture.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preferred<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demonstrated<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>potential<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>acquire<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>funding<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>support<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> graduate students and develop a discipline-leading research program.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:40.95pt;text-indent:-17.95pt;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demonstrated<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>potential for<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>effective<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>inclusive<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>teaching and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">mentoring.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:29.5pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:41.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:110%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demonstrated<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>commitment<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>fostering<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>diverse,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>equitable,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>inclusive<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>university <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">community.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Materials</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicants<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>apply<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>online<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span><a href="http://www.jobs.vt.edu/"><span style="color:blue">www.jobs.vt.edu</span></a><span style="color:blue;letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>(#531344)<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>provide<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">a:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">vitae;</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cover<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>letter<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>expressing<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>position<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>(not<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>exceed<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">page);</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">list<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>names,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>titles,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>complete<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>contact<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>information<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>three<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">references;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>teaching<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>mentoring<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>philosophy<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>relevant<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>position (not to exceed one page);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>plans<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>vision<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>programmatic<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>excellence<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>(not<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>exceed<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>one page); and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">statement that describes how you would create inclusive excellence<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>teaching,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>research,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>within<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>broader<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>university<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>community<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>(not<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>to exceed one page).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Date</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>begin<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>November 30, 2024 and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>continue<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>until<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>position<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">filled.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Information</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Inquiries<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>can<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>directed<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>search<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>committee<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>chair,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Randy Wynne (wynne@vt.edu, 540-231-7811).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<b>About the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation is a high-performing group of approximately 45 faculty and 12 administrative and research staff. The department has a strong culture of interdisciplinary
collaboration around foundational research in forest, natural resource, and social sciences. The department’s academic programs house roughly 330 undergraduates in five majors, including Forestry, and 60 graduate students. The department benefits from strong
relationships with stakeholders and agency personnel, as well as longstanding leadership in forest industry cooperatives such as the Forest Productivity Cooperative, the Forest Modeling and Research Cooperative, and the Forest Operations and Business Research
Cooperative.<br>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">About the College of Natural Resources and Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CNRE is one of nine academic colleges at Virginia Tech and has four academic departments covering a range of interests and disciplines: Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Conservation,
Geography, and Sustainable Biomaterials. The college employs more than 300 faculty and staff, including 83 tenure-track faculty. Approximately 1,000 undergraduate students in 11 majors and 200 graduate students in traditional master’s and doctoral programs
are enrolled in the college at the Blacksburg campus. An additional 200 graduate students are pursuing professional master’s degrees at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. The college is a national
leader in the natural resources fields, one of the top five producers of graduates nationally, and had expenditures of approximately $23 m in research during the 2023-2024 academic year.<br>
<br>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">About<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>Virginia<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Tech</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>taking<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>hands-on,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>transdisciplinary<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>approach<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>preparing<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>scholars<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an
<u><span style="color:#1155CC">inclusive community</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span>dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight
<u><span style="color:#1155CC">undergraduate colleges</span></u>, a <u><span style="color:#1155CC">school of medicine</span></u>, a
<u><span style="color:#1155CC">veterinary medicine</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span>college, <u><span style="color:#1155CC">Graduate School</span></u>, and <u>
<span style="color:#1155CC">Honors College</span></u>. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the
<u><span style="color:#1155CC">Innovation Campus</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span>in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke;<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>sites<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>Newport<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>News<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Richmond;<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>numerous<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><u><span style="color:#1155CC">Extension<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>offices</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>
and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><u><span style="color:#1155CC">research</span></u><span style="color:#1155CC">
<u>centers</u></span>. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Equal<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt">
</span>Opportunity/Affirmative<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Action<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Statement</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise
discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>disclose<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>compensation<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>compensation<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>employees<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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