Tenure-track Faculty Position in Silviculture

4 weeks ago


Quebec City, Canada Université Laval Full time

In accordance with its development plan, the Department of Wood and Forest Sciences is seeking a professor of silviculture. The person recruited will be expected to teach in French at all levels, to support the various departmental programs, in particular the bachelor's degree in forest management and environment and the cooperative bachelor's degree in forest operations, and to develop a research program in the targeted disciplines. More specifically, teaching and research activities will focus on the following areas:
Forest ecology as applied to tree growth following partial or total disturbance.
Innovative silvicultural strategies addressing contemporary challenges such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the combination of wood and maple production.
Silvicultural systems for fast-growing plantations.
Modeling silvicultural treatment effects on tree and forest stand growth, vigor and quality.

**Responsibilities include**:
Teaching in French of natural forest and plantation silviculture at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The development of pedagogical and didactic material.
Obtaining research funding from granting agencies and external partners to support their research.
Conducting research and supervising graduate students on topics related to the above fields.
Participating in departmental, faculty, university and multi-stakeholder (private and public sector) committees.
The development of teaching and research in silviculture at the Montmorency Forest or in another part of the forest domain of Université Laval.
Collaborate with one or more existing research groups at Université Laval, such as the Centre for Forest Research, the FORAC research consortium and the Renewable Materials Research Centre.

Selection criterias

Possess a bachelor’s degree in forestry or in a related discipline and a doctoral degree from a recognized university or be in the process of obtaining one.
Possess expertise in the first two areas listed as well as in at least one of the other three areas.
Have knowledge of the issues related to the silviculture of natural and artificial forests in Quebec, Canada and elsewhere in the world.
Demonstrate skills in university-based pedagogy and knowledge mobilization.
Demonstrate the ability to obtain funding for their research from public or private granting agencies.
Present a vision for the position in terms of academic pedagogy and research and propose concrete actions to achieve it.
Be a member of the Quebec Order of Forest Engineers or be eligible to become a member and commit to do so within two years.
Université Laval being a francophone university, Appendix B of the collective bargaining agreement stipulates that a professor whose mother tongue is not French must, within a prescribed period, demonstrate functional proficiency in oral and written French.

Conditions

Conditions
Salary according to the current collective agreement

Candidature

**Application deadline**: March 18, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

**Job starting date**: September 5, 2023
- to two-page document describing their vision and philosophy of undergraduate and graduate teaching and research, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and the names of three references by March 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. to:
Director
Department of Wood and Forest Sciences
Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics
Université Laval
Québec (Québec) Canada G1V 0A6

**Telephone**: 1 418 656-2131 x407128

Valuing equity, diversity and excellence, Université Laval is strongly committed to provide an inclusive work and living environment for all its employees. For Université Laval, diversity is a source of wealth, and we encourage qualified individuals of all origins, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, as well as persons with disabilities, to apply.
Université Laval also subscribes to an equal access to employment program for women, members of visible or ethnic minorities, Aboriginal persons and persons with disabilities. Adaptation of the selection tools can be offered to persons with disabilities according to their needs and in complete confidentiality. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to qualified individuals with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.



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