The Department of Wood Science is accepting applications for an Instructor position in the area of Advanced Secondary Wood Processing and Design. This is a tenure-track position in the UBC educational leadership stream. Applicants must have demonstrated clear potential to achieve excellence in teaching and leadership in the area of wood processing, design and product development.
Required qualifications
The successful candidate will hold a Master’s or a Ph.D. degree in Wood Science, or a closely related discipline. Wood industry experience will be an asset. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and extensive commercial experience will also be considered. The successful candidate should demonstrate evidence of ability and commitment to teaching, and promise of educational leadership.
Preference for the position will be given to candidates in the following fields, but the search committee will consider visionary and innovative candidates who show extraordinary promise or accomplishments in other areas of advanced wood processing, design, and product development:
- Product development (furniture, architectural millwork and wood construction).
- Feasibility and optimization of secondary wood products and production.
- Industrial design for secondary wood products.
- Manufacture of secondary wood products and building components.
- Machine technology for solid wood and composites.
- Mechatronics for advanced, secondary wood processing equipment.
- CAD/CAM and/or machine learning for advanced wood processing machinery.
Position details
The Instructor will engage in undergraduate teaching and industry extension working closely with the Department of Wood Science and its Centre for Advanced Wood Processing. The Instructor will also be expected to teach and engage in transfer programs with partner universities in China (e.g., Nanjing Forestry University, Beijing Forestry University and South China Agriculture University).
As part of the industrial extension work with the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, the successful candidate will also:
- Engage in workshops and hands-on training.
- Teach in industry certificate and extension courses for domestic and international students.
- Engage in extension projects (product development, prototyping, testing and process improvement).
About the Wood Science Department
The Department of Wood Science currently includes 20 faculty members working across a range of disciplines. The Department runs the BSc (Wood Products Processing) program – the largest such program in North America – which fosters direct contacts with industry stakeholders through a vibrant co-op program. CAWP through its extension and applied research programs offers extensive links with Canadian wood products manufacturers and opportunities to work with existing and emerging companies and organizations. A new BSc program in Forest Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology (BEST) will be launched in September 2020.
The UBC Faculty of Forestry, one of the largest such faculties in the world, includes 80 faculty members and provides opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with world-class researchers. The Faculty of Forestry offers a range of traditional research degrees and a growing suite of course-based masters programs that attract students from around the world.
How to apply
Your application package should include a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, a statement of teaching interests and accomplishments relevant to the position, and names of 3 referees. Please also indicate in your application if you are a Canadian or Permanent Resident of Canada.
Please email your application in one PDF file to WPD.forestry@ubc.ca.
The deadline for applications is December 15, 2019.
Questions about the position should be directed to:
Professor Phil Evans, Chair of Search Committee (phil.evans@ubc.ca).
For information on the Wood Science Department and the Faculty of Forestry, see wood.ubc.ca and forestry.ubc.ca.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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