Virginia Tech is inviting applications for an Assistant Professor of Vegetable/Herbicide Resistance.
This is a 12-month, tenure track position with 50% Research and 50% Extension responsibilities which will be located at the Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center (ESAREC; http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/eastern-shore/index.html) on the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean (Virginia's largest vegetable production region. The position will have academic affiliation with the Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Responsibilities include the development of innovative, nationally-recognized research and Extension programs focused on designing and evaluating environmentally appropriate weed management techniques for vegetable cropping systems. Responsibilities also include monitoring for herbicide-resistant weeds and working with other weed scientists to suppress resistance spread. Vegetable and small fruit crops of importance in Virginia include Irish potato, tomato, snap bean, cucumber, summer squash, sweet corn, pepper, cabbage, pumpkin and strawberry, and watermelon, among others. Research should be applicable to grower needs and publishable in refereed journals. The incumbent is expected to disseminate research results and recommendations to stakeholders within the Commonwealth of Virginia utilizing innovative Extension channels. The scientist is expected to secure extramural funding, and recruit, support, and mentor graduate students. The successful candidate will work cooperatively with other Extension specialists and agents, growers, industry groups and other stakeholders. Collaborations with campus faculty and those located at other Agricultural Research and Extension Centers (ARECs) are highly encouraged.
For more information, visit https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/53882.