PG191964EP

No

Forest Manager/Silviculturist

Commensurate with experience

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.with flexible schedule as needed

Raleigh, NC

For & Envir Res Acad Research

The College of Natural Resources houses faculty and staff with a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy, and economics, environmental technology, fisheries and wildlife, tree improvement, silviculture, forest biotechnology, international forestry, biodiversity, conservation, and restoration ecology, and geographic information systems.

The College offers undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees, and has a strong commitment to developing partnerships with communities. Faculty, staff, and students work together with business, industry, government, community groups, and non-government organizations to address a wide range of challenges facing our state and the world. These partnerships facilitate research and discovery, teaching and learning, and outreach and service.

Additional information about the College’s forests can be found at http://cnr.ncsu.edu/about/forest-facilities/.

The “Forest Manager/Silviculturist” will work under the supervision of the Executive Director of Forest Assets (EDFA) and share in the duties of overall forest management of the College’s 10 Forest Assets; (80% of effort is directed towards the day-to-day management of the 2500-acre Hill Forest and 102-acre Timaca tracts near Durham; 1319-acre Goodwin Forest in Moore County and the 360-acre Schenck Forest near Raleigh’s NC State Campus). The Forest Manager/Silviculturist will be directed from time to time throughout the year by the EDFA and College Forest Advisory Committee to support Hosley (Franklin county, 265 acres), Taylor (Nash, 118 acres), Gates (Gates, 3,735 acres), Lee (Johnston, 126 acres), Bull Neck Swamp (Washington, 6,037 acres) and Hofmann (Jones/Onslow, 78.940 acres).

Primary duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Planning and overseeing forest management operations, includingday-to-day oversight for all the forests (except Hofmann and Bull Neck Swamp), site preparation, tree planting, monitoring prescribed burning, thinning sales, final harvesting, boundary line and road maintenance, chainsaw training, and hunt lease management.
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the facilities located at Hill Forest/Slocum Camp and Schenck Forest. Specific duties will include supervising interns and student workers, building and grounds maintenance at Schenck and Hill Forest/Slocum Camp, plus all other forest properties requiring specific duties around, maintenance and inventory of equipment, interacting with administration, faculty, and public certification entities.
• Supporting faculty efforts in teaching, research, and extension of forest assets.
• Administration, including managing of the day-to-day activities, of the Summer Camp Programs in Forestry and Fish & Wildlife at Hill Forest/Slocum Camp or Schenck. As appropriate to skills, direct participation in summer camp courses on fire science and silviculture topics.
• Year-round mentoring and advising students in the College of Natural Resources, including interns, student workers, and student organizations. The teaching, advising, and mentoring objectives include successfully fostering critical thinking and reasoning skills in students and helping students develop technical knowledge and skills necessary to pursue professional careers in forest management or advanced research careers in forest science
• Assist Executive Director of Forest Assets and Faculty Advisors to:
  • Assess the current and future value of the natural resources and ecosystem services for each of the forests owned/managed by the College of Natural Resources and
  • Collaborate with other College Forests Advisory Committee and Forest Assets team members to develop a long-term strategic plan for each forest to ensure it contributes, to the maximum extent possible, toward the educational mission of the College of Natural Resources.
  • Ensure all CNR forest assets are SFI/American Tree Farm Certified

• Forest Silviculturist will be involved with extension and outreach activities and research projects on the forests. This includes all projects as directed by Executive Director of Forest Assets to support management of Hofmann and Bull Neck Swamp forests.
• This person will remain an active member of (i) professional scientific societies and organizations and (ii) department and college committees, and serve in needed capacity that aligns with their technical expertise and professional experience.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Post-baccalaureate degree in Forestry or related field. A bachelor’s degree plus alternative or equivalent professional training and experience may be substituted for the advanced degree on an exceptional basis.

• Experience in forest management, silviculture, equipment operation, herbicide application, controlled burning, and dealing with the public.

• At least 2-years land management experience and two years of wood procurement experience.
• Possession of an NC Pesticide Applicator Certification
• Prescribed Burning Certification
• NWCG FFT1, RXB3 or above (RXB2, 1 or RXMG)
• Experience writing burn plans and prescribed burning experience

• NC Registered Forester or be willing and able to become registered within 24 months.
• Must have required fire training/certificates to teach and execute burns or be willing and able to obtain those within 12 months. This includes NWCG FFT2 certification, annual RT-130/arduous pack test, and NC Certified Burner
• Valid NC Driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Yes

No

08/08/2022

Open until filled.

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three (3) professional references, (as uploaded application documents) for consideration to this position.

00062010

EHRA Non-Faculty

1.0

12 Month Recurring

Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Mandatory - Medical Emergencies

No

150401 - For & Envir Res Acad Research

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