Position Title:Assistant Professor of Vegetable Crops
Appointment Type:Faculty
Job Description:Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University seeks a Vegetable Crop Specialist with 55% Extension, 25% research, 15% teaching, and 5% service appointment. The successful candidate will lead an integrated research and extension program focused on sustainable vegetable production systems pertinent to grower needs in Iowa and the Midwest.
The position has a majority effort in Extension, which will include leading nationally recognized programs aimed at improving sustainability, productivity, and profitability of vegetable production systems while minimizing environmental impacts. Research efforts are to be well integrated with the Extension programming and will include mentoring graduate students, and generating peer reviewed publications. A strong emphasis on building collaborations with local growers, grower organizations, and other industry partners, and securing funding to support both the Extension and research efforts are expected. The successful candidate’s specialty area may include high tunnel systems, integrated pest management, irrigation, soil and nutrient management, technologies that optimize crop yields and quality, and/or the development of sustainable crop production practices using precision agriculture technologies (e.g., use of sensors, variable rate application methods, etc.).
This position will include teaching two undergraduate courses in fruit and vegetable production (one every other year), and contribution to departmental/college/university and professional service.
Required Qualifications:
+ Ph.D. in Horticulture, Crop Science, Agronomy, or a related field with an emphasis on vegetable crop production.
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Demonstrated expertise in field and/or high tunnel vegetable production systems.
+ Experience developing and delivering extension programs to diverse audiences, including growers, industry partners, stakeholders, and extension field specialists.
+ Demonstrated evidence of scholarly productivity in applied research, such as peer reviewed publications and grant writing.
+ Teaching experience at undergraduate or graduate level.
+ Expertise in the use of precision agriculture tools to improve vegetable production efficiency and sustainability and/or ability to use data-driven approaches and emerging technologies to address production challenges.
College and Department:
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is one of the world’s leading agricultural colleges preparing students to make a difference as leaders who address life’s greatest challenges in food, the environment, and plant-animal-health systems. The college offers the nation’s top agricultural technology programs, an award-winning entrepreneurship program, and the nation’s only student-managed farm. Learn more about the college at https://www.iastate.edu/academics/majors-minors-certificates/agriculture-and-life-sciences.
Iowa State’s Horticulture department is one of the oldest and most respected in the world being founded in 1877. For more about the department, visit http://www.hort.iastate.edu/.
Proposed Start Date:July 1, 2025
Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period
Time Type:Full time
Application Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please attach the following:
+ Letter of application
+ Resume/Curriculum Vitae
+ Statement of extension philosophy
+ Statement of research interests with plans for extramural funding
+ Unofficial transcripts from universities attended
+ Complete contact information for three professional references (References will not be contacted without prior notice to the candidate)
For guaranteed consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2025. This posting will be open until the position is filled.
For questions regarding this vacancy, please contact:
Dr. Suzanne SlackSearch Committee ChairDepartment of Horticulture222 Horticulture HallAmes, IA 50011slacksuz@iastate.edu515-294-0035
Why Choose ISU?Iowa State Faculty enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:- Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans- Generous leave plans- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)- Life insurance and long-term disability- Flexible Spending Accounts- Various voluntary benefits and discounts- Employee Assistance Program- Wellbeing program
Original Posting Date: November 21, 2024
Posting Close Date:
Job Requisition Number:R15950
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