Student trainee and paid intern programs have positive results but do little to influence long-term employee diversity in the USDA Forest Service
A recent study published in PLUS ONE by Dr. Michael Dockry, et al. suggests that while internship employment programs can be an effective tool for hiring a diverse workforce, they are not sufficient to close the overall workforce diversity gap. View the full article here.
Open Postdoctoral Associate positions
The Department of Forest Resources is recruiting for open Postdoctoral Associate positions.
Ojibwe firefighters restore fire to the Cloquet Forestry Center
Collaboration between the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bureau of Indian Affairs and U of M opens new chapter, embraces the role of Indigenous fire in shaping the Center's forests. See the video and read the full-length article here.
Save the Date: Give to the Max Day is November 17
On November 17, you can change a Forest Resources student's life
Open Position: Communications Specialist
The Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota is excited to invite applications for a Communications Specialist to join our team! To apply for this position, please visit https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/352259/ for external candidates or https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/int/352259/ for internal candidates.
Open Position: Research Assistant or Research Associate Professor in Forest Management & the Bioeconomy
Twelve-month, full-time, non-tenure track Research Assistant Professor or Research Associate Professor position specializing in Forest Management and the Bioeconomy with responsibilities for research (75%) and teaching (25%)
Welcome Back for the Fall 2022 Semester
Welcome Students Back to Campus for the Fall 2022 Semester with a short video from Kristen Nelson and Marcella Windmuller-Campione.
Open Position: Assistant Professor in Urban and Community Forestry
Nine-month, full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position specializing in Urban and Community Forestry with responsibilities for research (50%) and teaching (50%)
Even modest warming could cause major changes for forests in the Great Lakes region and southern Canada
A team of researchers led by Peter Reich, a professor in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota, conducted a rare long-term experiment to find out how climate change would impact seedlings and saplings of nine tree species common in the southern boreal forests.
MPR: Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science
Mike Dockry, Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest Resources, is quoted.