Contract Academic Position Details

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NOTE: Course offerings are subject to budgetary approval


Posting Reference: FOR 2425 FR01A

Course Information

Course Prefix: FOR Course Number: 2425
Course Section: FR01A Course Name: Autecology of Forest Vegetation
Term: Fall Campus:Fredericton
Faculty: Forestry and Environmental Management, Faculty of Department: Forestry and Environmental Management
Position Start Date: 2024-09-05 Position End Date: 2024-12-15
Posting Date: 2024-06-06 Application Deadline: 2024-06-22
Applications to be submitted via: email email lnason@unb.ca
Requested By: Laurie Nason

Class Details

Days: MWF, Lab F Time: 12:30-1:20, Lab 2:30
Number of Positions Available: 1 Total Credit Hours: 5
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face Location: On Campus
Stipend Amount: 11988.30

Curriculum Context

  1. Plant identification and taxonomy
  2. Forest ecology - the study of interactions between forest plants and their environment
  3. Forest plant autecology - the study of interactions between individual plant species and their environment
  4. Tree silvics - the study of a tree species life cycle, from germination to death, including the environmental and soil conditions that are suitable for its growth and the insects and pathogens that can harm it. 

Course Description

Recognition and identification of species, environmental requirements, and persistence mechanisms of various life-forms of forest vegetation; interpretation of silvical characteristics of tree species; analysis of stands of trees in relation to general site conditions and relative stage of development; and evaluation of interrelationships among components of forest vegetation over time, including likely responses to perturbation or to interventions of various kinds.

Prerequisite: FOR 1001 and a university course in Biology or Botany; or permission of instructor.


Qualifications

BSc in a related field.  Demonstrated knowledge of the subject matter and relevant experience with teaching or professional presentations.


Additional Notes


Disposition

Review of applications will continue until position is filled

Is the instructor a Graduate Student Teaching Apprentice

none

Successful Applicant(s)


Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada