Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies in LOGAN, Utah

Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies

Requisition ID: 2024-8418

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Logan
Category: Faculty
Position Type: Benefited Full-Time
Job Classification: Faculty
College: Quinney College of Natural Resourcs
Department: Dean of QCNR
Advertised Salary: Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Overview
The S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources (QCNR) at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for the Janet Quinney Lawson Endowed Chair in Colorado River Studies.  The successful candidate will also serve as Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies and as faculty in a research, teaching and outreach role in one of the college’s three departments (Environment and Society, Watershed Sciences, and Wildland Resources). The tenure-track position is part of an institutional effort to expand capacity and outreach in issues critical to the Colorado River Basin.

The faculty rank for the position is open. We welcome applications from scientists, scholars or policy-makers with a Ph.D. in any relevant biological, physical, or social science or engineering field, or with a J.D. degree, who possess a strong record of funded research or policy experience relevant to the Colorado River Basin. This tenure-track, full-time (nine-month) position will be administratively based at the USU main campus in Logan, Utah; however, we would consider applicants desiring a strong presence at any of USU’s Statewide Campuses, including Moab, Vernal, Blanding, Monument Valley, or Salt Lake City. The position starts August 2025.

Review of applications begins December 10, 2024.

For further information contact Dr. Christopher Lant, (chris.lant@usu.edu)
or Dr. James Lutz (james.lutz@usu.edu), Search Committee co-Chairs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies in Utah State’s Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land Water and Air.
• Establish a strong record in a faculty role in research or in policy-relevant outreach and foster a collaborative culture focused on applied science and management of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
• Seek extramural funding to support research, students, and outreach.
• Advise and mentor graduate students and teach 1-2 courses per year in one of QCNR’s three departments.
• Participate in faculty duties on campus as well as professional involvement off-campus.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned Ph.D. or J.D. in any field of study applicable to science, engineering, policy or management in the Colorado River Basin.

• Demonstrated capacity to develop the Center for Colorado River Studies into an interdisciplinary Center focused on fostering the physical and social science needed to best manage the Colorado River and its basin.
  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with local, state, tribal, or federal agencies or other organizations in the management of the Colorado River or its basin, and demonstrated interest in ongoing engagement with these interested groups.

• Demonstrated potential to build and maintain a productive interdisciplinary research program, including… For full info follow application link.

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