General Statement: Rangeland comprises 65% of Montana’s land area and provides many of the ecosystem services that make Montana a special place—clean air, clean water, scenic beauty, open space, and abundant wildlife. These diverse landscapes include northern mixed-grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, foothill grasslands, woodlands, and mountain meadows. Rangelands also are critically important to Montana’s economy and culture. Agriculture is the largest segment of the Montana economy, and range livestock agriculture is the dominant land use in the state, occurring in every county and reservation. Montana is home to more livestock than people, and almost all of these livestock are raised in rangeland-based ranching systems.

Duties and Responsibilities: The position is 45% academic teaching, 45% research/scholarship, and 10% service.

The successful applicant will be required to develop and implement nationally recognized teaching and research programs in rangeland ecology and management with emphases in riparian systems, prescribed and/or wildland fire, and/or grazing management.

The successful candidates research program should be relevant to the state of Montana and complement and expand existing research, teaching, and outreach efforts at MSU.

The successful candidate will have on-campus teaching responsibilities that will include undergraduate courses in topics such as Fire Ecology & Management, Riparian Ecology and Management, Wildlife & Livestock Habitat Restoration, and/or Grazing Ecology and Management.

As a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at Montana State University, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in Departmental activities, publish in reputable peer-reviewed journals, secure extramural funding, mentor graduate students, contribute to teaching and learning efforts (on- and off-campus), and provide appropriate departmental, college, university, and professional service.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with faculty within the Animal and Range Sciences Department as well as researchers and Extension faculty across Montana and throughout the region.

The successful candidate will comply with all departmental, college, university, state, and federal reporting requirements and assure compliance with civil rights and affirmative action policies.