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Forester

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Each applicant, including all current employees, must complete and submit the following documents:
  • Tuskegee University employment application
  • Cover Letter
  • Resume/CV
  • Recommendation letters
  • Copies of unofficial transcripts.
  • Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire

Position Details

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Position Information

Position Title Forester
Status Full Time
Job Summary
The Forester position requires primarily professional knowledge and competency in forestry science. The work involves the supervision of and/or participation in the development, production, conservation, and utilization of the natural resources of forest and associated lands; management of forest resources (including timber, water, soil, recreation, plant and wildlife habitat) in relationship with other resources to meet present and future needs; protection of resources against fire, insects disease, weeds, floods, erosion, and other depredations; protection of threatened and endangered species; evaluation of forest properties and resources thereon or potentials; discovery and interpretation of principles and facts upon which the management of forest lands rest; integration of socio-economic variables and the development of forestry management practices; and development of new/improved methods, practices, techniques, and instruments necessary to perform such work.
Essential Job Duties
  • Instruction of one forestry course per academic semester, i.e., Introduction to Forestry, Silviculture, Dendrology, Forest Mensuration with an applied methods approach.
  • Support the Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Program with partner collaborations, internship placement, graduate research, student advisement, and graduate studies placement. Requires travel to partner institutions.
  • Develops and implement surveys on Tuskegee University’s private forest lands to evaluate forest health.
  • Processes and analyzes data for state-level forest health projects.
  • Prepare contracts for timber sale and monitor sales through completion to ensure compliance.
  • Oversee consultants and contractors related to timber management and timber sales.
  • Conducts research and a variety of monitoring projects to create data reports and presentations to provide technical support related to forest health issues, timber products and sustainable forest management for resource professionals and the public.
  • Prepares and conducts training sessions for low-resource land owners in the field of forest health monitoring, including but not limited to insect and disease identification, mensuration techniques, soil sampling, and aerial survey procedures.
  • Provide consulting services to other and private woodland owners with the service area of Carver Experimental Station.
  • Assistant in the research design and implementation of research projects at Russell Plantation and Camp Atkins.
  • Work regularly with outside agencies such as the USDA Forest Service, APHIS, NRCS & FSA, Alabama Forestry Commission, and others to coordinate regional forest health monitoring activities.
  • Inspects properties, monitors pest populations, and maintains relations with landowners, pellet, pulp, and sawmills markets to prevent infestation or spread of exotic forest pests
Qualifications (Education, Experience and Specialized Training)
  • Bachelor of Science in forestry from a school of forestry accredited by the Society of American Foresters or accredited four (4) year college or University and a Master’s of Science in or related to forestry/forest management.
    (Master’s degree must be completed within seven (7) months of hire.)
  • Two or more years of progressively responsible professional forestry work experience involving one or a combination of any of the following:
    • Management of forest resources, e.g. forest products, prescribed burning water, botanical, wildlife, public recreation, soils, urban forestry, wildlands;
    • Protection of forest resources against fire, insects, diseases, invasive species, floods, erosion(s) and other depredations.
    • Development, production, conservation, restoration, monitoring, inventory, and utilization of forest resources, including timber evaluation and prescribed fire;
    • Applied research and analysis directly applicable to the development, protection, production, and management of forest resources; and/or
    • Resource planning for the development, protection, production, and management of forest resources

  • Drivers License: Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment.
  • Firearms requirement (optional): Position may require the handling of firearms and ammunition.
  • Ph.D. preferred in Forestry or Forest Management
Special Requirements:
  • Candidates appointed to positions will be subject to temporary assignments in any Black Belt county within the University’s extension system
  • Employees are subject to call in and must be able to provide a contact number where they can be reached in case of forest fire emergencies,
Physical Demands
  • Ability to operate standard office equipment 
  • Ability to walk short distances
  • Ability to lift and carry parcels, packages and other items
  • Ability to view a computer terminal
Skills and Attributes
Knowledge:
  • Technical activities of the Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Program in the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences.

Skills;
  • Coordination, planning, tracking, and technical assistance for research and actions such as riparian forest buffer restoration, longleaf pine restoration, tree planting, sustainable forest management, forest conservation, forest health, source water protection, forest ecosystem services, and assessing forest harvesting BMPs.
Ability:
  • To solve problems of average difficulty and complexity. Work is characterized by the analysis and evaluation of conditions, characteristics, values, and relationships of forest resources.
  • Plan and carry out systematic forest resource surveys and inventories; develop plans for recreation sites; evaluate forest fire hazards; cruise tracts of timber prior to release for sale; assemble appraisal data; survey boundaries; check on trespass on University lands; lay out trails and timber roads; conduct administrative studies; may direct the work of lower level professional and non-professional forestry workers, such as students; and perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Directly support the implementation and tracking of forestry practices that contribute to the long-term sustainable use of Tuskegee University’s private land holdings.
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S791
Will this position required travel?
Yes
Will this position required night, weekend, and after hour work?
Yes
Will this positon be supported using grants or contract funding?
Yes
Number of Vacancies
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date 02/12/2025
Close Date 05/12/2025
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions Summary
Each applicant, including all current employees, must complete and submit the following documents:
  • Tuskegee University employment application
  • Cover Letter
  • Resume/CV
  • Recommendation letters
  • Copies of unofficial transcripts.
  • Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire
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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from a school of forestry accredited by the Society of American Foresters AND a Masters of Science in or related to forestry/forest management?

    (Open Ended Question)

  2. * Do you have two (2) or more years of progressively responsible professional forestry work experience involving one or a combination of any of the following: Give examples. 1. Management of forest resources, e.g. forest products, prescribed burning water, botanical, wildlife, public recreation, soils, urban forestry, wildlands; 2. Protection of forest resources against fire, insects, diseases, invasive species, floods, erosion(s) and other depredations. 3. Development, production, conservation, restoration, monitoring, inventory, and utilization of forest resources, including timber evaluation and prescribed fire; 4. Applied research and analysis directly applicable to the development, protection, production, and management of forest resources; and/or 5. Resource planning for the development, protection, production, and management of forest resources

    (Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Transcript 1
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. Letter of Recommendation 1
  3. Letter of Recommendation 2