Skip to main content

This job has expired

Open Rank Professor of Practice - Landscape and Regional Food Systems

Job Details

Working Title:

Open Rank Professor of Practice - Landscape and Regional Food Systems

Department:

Agronomy & Horticulture-0827

Requisition Number:

F_220061

Posting Open Date:

04/07/2022

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):

05/16/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Description of Work:

The Professor of Practice in Landscape and Regional Food Systems will contribute to the integrated teaching and research land-grant mission of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR), as an effective scholar and citizen, including supporting student recruitment and IANR science literacy.

Recognizing that diversity within a context of inclusivity enhances creativity, innovation, impact, and a sense of belonging, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture are committed to creating learning, research, Extension programming, and work environments that are inclusive of all forms of human diversity. We actively encourage applications from and nominations of qualified individuals from underrepresented groups.

The incumbent will provide leadership in the department and across IANR for teaching and research efforts in landscape and regional food systems and develop a high-impact teaching program. The incumbent will make connections with landscape and regional food system stakeholders, government agencies, the landscape architecture profession, and/or industry partners to strengthen educational and research programming. The incumbent will effectively obtain and leverage external and internal support (grants, fee revenue, contracts, etc.) for teaching and research activities and contribute to creative works and presentations at professional meetings.

The incumbent will be expected to average 0.75 FTE classroom teaching as determined by the CASNR Academic Appointment Guidelines, and to teach and support courses in the Horticulture and Landscape Design and Management options of the Plant and Landscape Systems undergraduate degree program. Course topics could include, but are not limited to, landscape plant and food crop production, physiology, nutrition, ecology, or management. The incumbent will be expected to offer courses to resident and online learners and measure student learning outcomes. There will be opportunities to contribute to graduate education through teaching, advising, and mentoring. Specific course assignments may be changed over time based on Department of Agronomy and Horticulture need.

The incumbent will develop an applied research program that contributes to landscape and regional food systems that improve the health of humans and the environment and create economic opportunities for people in Nebraska communities and beyond. Research themes could include, but are not limited to, a focus on using landscape plants to mitigate effects of climate change and urban heat island effects in marginalized communities; using landscape plants to provide multiple ecosystem services on marginal lands; using edible landscape plants to contribute to urban and regional food systems that improve local food security and preserve cultural heritage; and testing new plant varieties and farm, garden, and landscape products in collaboration with local growers and landscape managers.

Collaboration with departmental and broader UNL faculty is encouraged to leverage existing research projects and provide new contributions to those teams. Collaborations may include faculty in Landscape Architecture, Biological Systems Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Agricultural Economics, the School of Natural Resources, the Nebraska Food for Health Center, Nebraska One Health, and other units to teach and research connections between landscape and regional food systems and human and environmental health outcomes. The incumbent is expected to collaborate with Rural Prosperity Nebraska and Water and Integrated Cropping Systems extension colleagues to identify teaching and research priorities that could improve human health and economic vitality in Nebraska.

In addition to the above-described duties, the individual will be expected to accept committee assignments, reporting responsibilities, and other special ad hoc assignments as requested at the administrative unit, college/division, institute, and/or university level.

As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

  • MS in Horticulture, Plant Sciences, Agronomy, or related field; or a Masters of Landscape Architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PhD in Horticulture, Plant Sciences, Agronomy, or related field.
  • Minimum of two semesters of classroom teaching experience.
  • Professional experience working in plant and landscape systems industry.

How to Apply:

Click “Apply to this job” and complete the information form. Attach the following documents:

  1. A letter of interest that describes your qualifications for the job, anticipated contributions to teaching and research, and the value you place on diversity and your anticipated contributions to creating inclusive environments in which every person and every interaction matters (2 page maximum). See https://ianr.unl.edu/tips-writing-about-commitment-to-deib for guidance in writing this statement.
  2. Your curriculum vitae.
  3. Contact information for three professional references.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:

Rachel Szelag
rszelag2@unl.edu

Job Category (old):

Faculty Non-Tenure Leading

Job Type:

9 Month

Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:

No

Organization

Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For 150 Years, A Leader in Higher Education 
Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.

Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.

Diversity and Inclusion
In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.

About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded.Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert