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Faculty Position - Remote Sensing/GIS



                          POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
                                    
                          Assistant  Professor
                         Department of Forestry
                      Mississippi State University

Position:

This is a 12-month, tenure-track position.  Salary depends on 
experience and qualifications.

Function:

The duties of the incumbent include participating in the Department's 
teaching, research and service programs in the applied fields of 
remote sensing and/or geographic information systems (GIS).

Responsibilities:

Teach undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses in 
the areas of remote sensing and/or geographic information systems 
(GIS),  relating this discipline to land capability classification, 
landscape ecology and integrated forestry and wildlife management 
issues; develop a strong graduate education program in these fields; 
develop a strong research program in these fields; and provide advice 
on related issues of concern to the Department and its constituents. 
Provide leadership for the Mississippi Remote Sensing Center.

Requirements:

Applicants must have a Ph.D., and at least one degree in forestry, or 
a related natural resource field and a strong background in GIS and 
one or more of the following: remote sensing applications, image 
processing and analysis,  or photogrammetric principles.   Particular 
research interests should fall into one of the following applied 
areas:  resource inventory and analysis, landscape ecology,  forest 
health monitoring, or geo-social resource policy analysis. 

Application:

A letter of application, a resume,  three letters of reference, and 
transcripts covering all academic work should be mailed to:

     Dr. Keith L. Belli
     Chair, Search and Screening Committee
     Department of Forestry, Box 9681
     Mississippi State University
     Mississippi State, MS  39762-9681


Review of applicants will begin April 15, 1995 and continue until the 
position is filled.

Mississippi State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal 
Opportunity Employer.




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