Senior Lecturer

Job Summary

This is a 12-month non-tenure accruing position that will be 100% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), available in the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida and associated with the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences in Gainesville. The senior lecturer will take on responsibilities and activities associated with coordinating the WFREC teaching programs (Natural Resource conservation and Plant Science) and representing the center regarding overall academic programmatic issues when needed. The senior lecturer is also responsible for the supervision of the WFREC Academic Assistant and Academic Recruiter. The senior lecturer will also teach classes in both programs. Assignments will focus on 3000 and 4000 level courses and labs in support of the Natural Resource Conservation and Plant Science programs at WFREC. The successful candidate will teach an undergraduate course in Dendrology, a lab to support the Introduction to Soils and the Environment lecture course, and additional courses that could include Foundations in Natural Resources and Conservation, Capstone in Natural Resources, and Forest Mensuration depending on the candidate's interest and experience. The successful candidate will provide undergraduate advising, develop policies, and contribute to student success initiatives. This role includes mentoring other advisors, guiding students in academic and career planning, and interpreting university regulations. This individual will actively participate in university committees including undergraduate committees associated with Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Plant Science, School of Forests, Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

About the University

The University of Florida is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, with an enrollment of more than 56,000 students. UF is a member of The Association of American Universities. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences includes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, and encompasses 16 on-campus academic departments and schools, 12 Research and Educational Centers (REC) located throughout the state, 6 Research sites/demonstration units administered by RECs or academic departments, and Florida Cooperative Extension Service offices in all 67 counties (counties operate and maintain). UF/IFAS employs nearly 4,500 people, which includes approximately 990 salaried faculty and 1,400 permanent support personnel located in Gainesville and throughout the state. IFAS, one of the nation's largest agricultural and natural resources research and education organizations, is administered by a Vice President and four deans: the Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Dean for Extension and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the Dean for Research and Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine. UF/IFAS also engages in cooperative work with Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

About the Department

This position is part of the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center located northeast of Pensacola, Florida. The WFREC has an off-campus undergraduate academic program that is a collaborative effort between the University of Florida, Pensacola State College (PSC) and the University of West Florida. This unique academic program, located at the PSC campus in Milton (approximately 20 miles northeast of Pensacola, FL), allows students to pursue a B.S. degree in Natural Resource Conservation or Plant Science. In addition to the Milton location, the Center consist of a Jay Research Facility which is a 640 acre research unit located about 12 miles north of Milton near Jay, FL. Research is conducted in cropping systems, weed science, golf and sports turf management, landscape and nursery management, forestry, and wildlife ecology. The WFREC faculty and staff are dedicated to interdisciplinary research, extension and teaching programs that meet the needs of local clientele with statewide, nationwide as well as global impacts. The location of WFREC allows families to enjoy the advantages of rural living while being within minutes of Pensacola, one of Florida's major cities, Gulf of Mexico beaches; and extensive public forest lands and rivers.

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