What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant/Associate /Full Professor of CLUE (Director) position at UW - Stevens Point College of Natural Resources?
The Director of the Center for Land Use Education (CLUE) position is a full-time (12-month), UW-Stevens Point tenure-track faculty position that includes 80% Director responsibilities (grant writing, research, Extension programming, and administration) and 20% undergraduate teaching. CLUE is a multifaceted Extension and education center with one additional full-time tenure-track faculty member and several staff and student employees. The individual will be a UW-Madison Division of Extension Specialist within the Community Development Institute providing Extension leadership, research, and community engagement while engaging the CNR undergraduate and graduate education and community engagement mission. The Director will be expected to connect the resources of the Center to other Extension researchers and outreach programs and to take a leadership and collaborative role in existing and emerging community development and land use and natural resource initiatives, teams, and opportunities.
Outreach work will focus on state and / or local policies that support Wisconsin's rural and urban communities. The candidate will collaborate with CLUE staff, UW-Madison Division of Extension personnel, and local and state partners to conduct research, develop publications, and conduct outreach. We are open to outreach work that is broadly focused on conservation and community planning through a social-environmental systems approach.
This position is one of two faculty members responsible for teaching and managing the conservation and community planning major in the CNR. Teaching responsibilities are two courses per year. One course will focus on planning implementation tools, including zoning. The other course will be developed or selected based on the candidate's qualifications and may include an opportunity to teach at the graduate level. The candidate will also support students through advising and provide opportunities for students to participate in applied research / projects.
Scholarship and service are expected, and opportunities exist for involvement in international programs. The CNR is committed to utilizing teaching practices that advance equity and support inclusion.
Required Qualifications :
- A Ph.D. or other terminal degree in urban and regional planning or related field with a broad understanding of current community development issues including, but not limited to, housing, transportation, and sustainability.
- Professional experience in community planning, community development, or community engagement.
- Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills.
- Outstanding communication skills (written and oral).
- Demonstrated budget development and management skills.
- Ability to develop and teach undergraduate courses focused on conservation and community planning, plan implementation tools (including zoning), public engagement, research methods, organizational leadership (including non-profits), and / or sustainable communities.
- Ability to develop and implement extension and outreach programming.
- Demonstrated research on topics related to community development, economic development, sustainability, and environmental planning.
- Experience working with a broad range of partners including local governments, state agencies, professional planning organizations, other community partners, and University and Extension partners.
Preferred Qualifications :
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