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The holder of the Howard Ferris Endowed Chair in Ecology and Management of Plant and Soil Nematodes (Ferris Chair) will be a tenured faculty member at Associate or Full rank in the Department of Entomology and Nematology.

The purpose of the Chair is to give special recognition to an individual selected on the basis of excellence in the area of Ecology and Management of Plant and Soil Nematodes. The fund will provide supplemental financial support in teaching, research or outreach and all other related purposes. Funds can be utilized by the Chair holder to support students, purchase research equipment or computer time, travel to professional meetings and conferences and may support a portion of the Chair holder’s salary. The funds may not be used to support a faculty member primarily involved in administration.
The Chair term is for a five-year term appointment and may be renewable based on satisfactory review and at the discretion of the Dean.
Responsibilities of the Chair include:
• Teach a normal load for the department in which the Chair Holder is appointed including student advising and mentoring.

• Provide innovation and leadership in research in the area of Ecology and Management of Plant and Soil Nematodes.

• Engage in outreach activities specific to the designated intent by the donor including lectures, conferences, student research.

• Perform service to the appointee’s home department and the broader community as expected for faculty at the same academic rank.

• Enhance the academic and intellectual life of the campus as a whole.

The Chair holder will submit an annual report on the use of the Fund including expenditures of the endowment income to the Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences each academic year.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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