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Center Director and Professor - North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)
Open date: August 18, 2026
For more details and to apply, please visit Careers at UF on or before October 15, 2026
The Center Director is the administrative head of the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) and provides leadership and support for research, extension and teaching programs essential to the agricultural, natural resource conservation, environmental and consumer interests of the area encompassing the eastern Florida Panhandle through the Suwanee Valley and much of NE Florida. A key component of success in the Director position is stakeholder engagement across these areas that will unify efforts toward common interests and identify stakeholder needs. The Director is responsible for encouraging development of proactive programs addressing present and future needs of surrounding agricultural, natural resource and urban communities. NFREC programs seek to improve the viability of regional agricultural economics, protect and enhance natural resources, support sound urban landscape practices and encourage positive interests at the urban-agricultural interface.
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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WEC) - Professor and Chair
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Dr. Steven A. Johnson September 3 - 4, 2026 Itinerary tbd Feedback survey Dr. Julien Martin September 17 - 18, 2026 Itinerary tbd Feedback survey Dr. C. LeAnn White September 23 - 25, 2026 Itinerary tbd Feedback survey Dr. David W. Weisrock September 28 - 29, 2026 Itinerary tbd Feedback survey -
West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) - Center Director
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J. Bryan Unruh September 9, 2026 Itinerary tbd Feedback survey -
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) - Center Director & Professor
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