The School of Forestry (SOF) at Northern Arizona University is excited to announce the Arizona Wildfire Initiative. There are three facets to this program that include: 1) enhancing workforce development and education; 2) science dissemination and outreach; and 3) community preparedness for wildfire. To support this new initiative and other SOF needs, we are hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor in Forestry, Fire Ecology, and Natural Resource Management. This position is a 9-month, non-tenure-eligible appointment (80% Teaching, 0 – 10% Research, 10- 20% Service). The position is renewable based on the availability of funds, effective performance, and program needs. We seek applicants with expertise in wildland fire, forestry, and natural resource management.
The preferred start date for this position is January 1, 2024; however, there is potential for a later start date during the spring 2024 semester.
Responsibilities Include:
- Teach in-person courses, on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus, and online courses, in support of our undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Potential courses could include Fire Monitoring and Modeling; Post-fire Environment and Management; Forest Health; Measurements and Fire Monitoring; Forest Hydrology; Communities and Wildfire; Co-Production and Translational Science; GIS Tools in Forestry; Wildlife Management in Forestry and Fire, and Applied Study Design and Analysis.
- Serve on committees in the School of Forestry, the College of Forestry, Environment, and Natural Sciences, and NAU.
Position is currently listed on the NAU HR Human Resources webpage https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/current-job-openings. Job ID 607589.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Andi Thode, 928-523-5457/Andi.Thode@nau.edu for more information.