Assistant Professor of Silviculture

We seek candidates in silviculture or applied forest ecology focused on silvicultural issues confronting forest ecosystems in Tennessee and the southeastern United States. Potential research avenues for this position may include but are not limited to managing forests for adaptations to climate change and other environmental stresses (e.g., fire, drought, invasive species, and other natural hazards), regeneration, forest restoration, forest productivity, ecosystem services, and forest stand dynamics.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized research program that informs the management of forest ecosystems in Tennessee and the southeastern United States. The incumbent will work closely with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, Cooperative Extension Service at TSU, and the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at the University of Tennessee in developing applied research projects and service-related activities.

Indicators of an internationally recognized research program include securing competitive external funding, publishing in leading peer-reviewed journals, making substantive contributions to advance understanding of silviculture and applied forest ecology, and mentoring graduate and postdoctoral researchers.

Teaching responsibilities are an annual undergraduate course and lab in Silviculture and a graduate course in your specialty. The incumbent will be a key faculty member in the Department's pursuit for accreditation by the Society of American Foresters for an undergraduate degree in Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management. Extension responsibilities include stakeholder-engaged research and development of service activities focused on public and private forestland owners and the forest industry of Tennessee.

About Department of Environmental Sciences

The Environmental Sciences program at TSU is one of five Departments in the College of Agriculture. The Department offers a M.S. in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering. The Department of Environmental Sciences will be pursuing its own Ph.D. program in the next few years.

About Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University is committed to excellence and has been consistently listed in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Guide to America’s Best Colleges” for more than a decade. Founded in 1912, TSU is a comprehensive, urban, co-educational, land-grant institution in Nashville, Tennessee. The university has been served by seven presidents, including Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, who is currently serving as our eighth president.

TWO CAMPUSES Our Nashville home offers two locations—the 500-acre main campus nestles in a beautiful residential neighborhood along the Cumberland River, and the downtown Avon Williams campus sits near the center of Nashville’s business and government district.