Evaluation Form for Aquatic Plant Management and Restoration Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Candidate: Your Name: __________________________________ (anonymous comments will receive less weight than signed comments) Evaluator Position (circle or check one) Faculty ____ Staff ____ Postdoc ____ Student ____ External Stakeholder ____ Other _____________________________ My input is based on (circle or check all that apply) Research Seminar____ Extension Seminar____ Meeting ____ Other _____________________ Please provide your evaluation of the candidate’s suitability for the Aquatic Plant Management and Restoration Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist position with respect to the following criteria. Inadequate Marginal Average Strong Exceptional What is your assessment of the candidate’s: Seminar content NA 1 2 3 4 5 NA 1 2 3 4 5 NA 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to lead NA 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to develop an innovative research NA program 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to develop an innovative extension NA program 1 2 3 4 5 Oral communication skills Interpersonal skills Inadequate Marginal Average Knowledge of aquatic/wetland plants and ecosystems Exceptional 1 2 3 4 5 NA 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to contribute to a research center NA 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to collaborate with agencies and organizations addressing AIS NA 1 2 3 4 5 NA 1 2 3 4 5 Ability to contribute new solutions for AIS problems Ability to advise graduate students and postdocs NA Strong Please provide your overall assessment of the candidate’s ability to be an Aquatic Plant Management and Restoration Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist. Strengths: Weaknesses: Additional comments: Please send by Email, campus mail or hand deliver to: Becca Nash- Email: nash0029@umn.edu Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology 135 Skok Hall, St. Paul Campus, UMN