Position Function:
The Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University is seeking applications for a full-time, postdoctoral research position focused on analyzing economic returns of different forest management goals funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Salary Grade: UC
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Department Profile:
The Department of Forestry is one of three departments in the College of Forest Resources and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center at Mississippi State University. The faculty have diverse teaching, research, service, and outreach expertise in the disciplines of forest biology and watershed management; forest economics, management, and policy; and forest measurements, biometrics, and spatial technologies. The Department has two undergraduate degree programs, Forestry and Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation, each accredited by the Society of American Foresters with ~200 students in addition to ~40 graduate students in both on-campus and distance education programs. The University’s John W. Starr Memorial Forest (a +8,000-acre research and teaching forest), the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, and the Tombigbee National Forest are located in close proximity to the University and used for teaching, research, and Extension/outreach activities.
Mississippi State University is a Carnegie Very High Research Activity (R1) institution and a land grant university with a strong connection to the state-wide Extension Service. The University is in Starkville, a medium-size college town in northeast Mississippi (www.msstate.edu/web/about).
Anticipated Appointment Date:
July 2025.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position involves working with dynamic growth and yield models, and land expectation value model, as well as the development and implementation of decision-making tool that forest managers can actually use. The selected candidate will contribute to research, stakeholder engagement, workshop planning and delivery.
Minimum Qualifications:
• A Ph.D. in Forestry, Natural Resources, or a related discipline with expertise in forest economic, and silviculture.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel across Mississippi.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with academic and non-academic stakeholders.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
There will be some travel to meet with landowners and groups.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Applications must be made through the Mississippi State University Employment opportunities website via the following link: http://www.msujobs.msstate.edu/. Interested candidates should send, in a single PDF document, a 1) cover letter describing their interest and fit with the position, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) unofficial graduate transcripts, and 4) contact information for three professional references to Sabhyata Lamichhane (sabhyata.lamichhane@msstate.edu). Applicants should redact their social security number if it appears on their academic transcript prior to submitting online. Review of the applications will continue until the position is filled.
Screening Date:
July 14, 2025, until filled.
Restricted Clause:
Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
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