Research Assistant Professor

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The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment seeks a dynamic, engaged scholar in the field of temperate agroforestry for the position of research assistant professor with a significant outreach component. Expectations of the position will be to develop an externally supported research program in agroforestry and contribute significantly to outreach activities, including playing a lead role in creating and maintaining the New England Agroforestry Training program at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Initial expectations of the position will be consistent with a 12-month appointment through the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. After an initial three-year appointment, the successful candidate will be expected to support 50% of their annual salary on external grants and contracts for the next two years, with the level of partial funding determined after the initial 5-year period. The ideal candidate will undertake research on adapting agroforestry practices to New England’s landscape to enhance sustainable and climate smart food production while ensuring the continued provisioning of important ecosystem services. Interests in interdisciplinary research and direct engagement with landowners, natural resource professionals, and other stakeholders are encouraged. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vibrant, externally supported research program and to integrate agroforestry within existing academic, research, and extension programs in forestry and agriculture at UNH. The research assistant professor faculty member will help oversee and participate actively in a 5-year USDA-funded agroforestry project being conducted on university research farms and cooperating farmers’ lands. As a research faculty member, the successful candidate will have the ability to mentor graduate students and postdoctoral scientists.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Percent of Time: 50%

• Develop and carry out a vigorous externally funded research program and publish in high-quality peer-reviewed journals.

Percent of Time: 30%

• Play a leadership role in designing and implementing the New England Agroforestry Training program, as well as supporting UNH’s cooperative extension program through training, outreach, and education.

Percent of Time: 10%

• Responsibilities also include building partnerships with natural resource professionals and organizations, interacting with landowners, maintaining an Agroforestry network, and training and coordinating a team of Agroforestry Ambassadors to assist with promoting Agroforestry education and adoption.

Percent of Time 10%

• Contribute to outreach and service functions of the department, college, university, and professional societies.

Acceptable Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in forestry, agroforestry, or closely related discipline, and demonstrated potential to develop and lead a strong and productive research program, and to engage with Extension state and field specialists. A.B.D. considered with full degree completion prior to hire date.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one degree from an institution accredited by the Society of American Foresters (or comparable professional accreditor outside the United States) is highly preferred, as is field experience in the management of forests and forest and agricultural crop resources.

• Familiarity with operational and applied research aspects of agroforestry, along with direct experience in outreach and engagement.

• Demonstrated success with grant writing and securing funding from diverse external sources to support research and outreach activities.

Required Documentation:

• Resume/Vita

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

• Research Statement

Optional Documents:

• Recent Publications

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration.  Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Durham

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