Associate/Assistant Professor for the David Brand Professorship in Sustainable Forestry and Conservation Finance
The Department of Forest Resources Management in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC)-Vancouver Campus is looking to fill the newly-created David Brand professorship in Sustainable Forestry and Conservation Finance. This is a tenure-stream position and will either be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the qualifications of the successful applicant. The successful applicant will be expected to play a key role in research and teaching in the area of conservation finance and its increasing importance in advancing new ways to sustainably manage and restore forest ecosystems, including recognizing the role of Indigenous peoples in managing their traditional lands and territories.
Candidates for this position must have a PhD in environmental, forest or natural resource finance/business, or equivalent fields, and experience or familiarity with sustainable forestry.
Application Instructions
| Applicants Should be submitted via Workday JR18685 and should include: 1. Cover letter 2. Curriculum vitae 3. Vision (up to 1 page) describing how you view the need for new financial approaches for managing forest ecosystems, explaining the kinds of transformation needed. 4. Statement (up to 2 pages) describing your current and proposed research program, and showing how your work contributes to financial approaches to advancing new ways of establishing and meeting sustainable forest management and restoration objectives. This should also link to the vision statement as to how you plan to link your research program to the transformations identified in the vision statement. 5. Statement (up to 1 page) of teaching philosophy and accomplishments, including specific interests for teaching courses in the UBC Faculty of Forestry. 6. Statement (up to 1 page) identifying your philosophy of and past/proposed contributions to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, along with your ability to work with a diverse student body (giving specific examples where possible). 7. Up to 3 representative publications. 8. Names and contact information for three referees. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2024 at 11:59pm. The desired starting date for this position is July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. Questions about the position may be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Harry Nelson (Harry.Nelson@ubc.ca)
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