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Working/Functional Title
Assistant/Associate Tenure System
Position Summary
Michigan is a leading U.S. producer of cherries apples peaches grapes and other perennial fruits that are valued at over $800 million annually. Tree fruit industries provide more than $1.25 million annually in competitive funding and directed support of research and extension pertinent to tree fruit production in the state. In an increasingly variable environment an improved understanding of fruit tree responses to adverse climatic events and trends is critical for the development of horticultural techniques and integration of resilient plant genotypes into cropping systems that optimize productivity and fruit quality. Accordingly the position will be expected to address plant abiotic stress resistance above and/or belowground pertinent to tree fruit systems and to interact with faculty having expertise in plant breeding and genetics genomics and horticultural crop production technologies. The successful candidate is encouraged to take opportunities to collaborate with breeding programs and/or to utilize germplasm resources to facilitate the selection evaluation and adoption of improved pome and stone fruit scions and rootstocks for sustainable production in the Great Lakes region including but not limited to control of tree size fruit quality yield and biotic and abiotic stress resilience.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
develop research and outreach collaborations with MSUs extensive plant science faculty as well as with extramural peer and interdisciplinary scientists
develop a nationally recognized research program funded by competitive extramural federal state industry and intramural granting opportunities
publish in appropriate peerreviewed journals
advise and mentor graduate students and postdoctoral associates
serve in a leadership capacity for pertinent crossdisciplinary programs as well as developing leadership activities in regional national and international professional scientific associations
lead or teamteach plant nutrition rhizosphere biology and/or physiologybased graduate and/or undergraduate courses important to MSUs horticultural and other plant science curricula.
Extension and outreach activities involve collaboration as a core resource for the MSU Fruit Extension educator team provision of expertise and direction for MSU horticultural efforts in stone fruit development or codevelopment of pertinent outreach tools and activities and dissemination of critical new information to the fruit production industries in Michigan and beyond.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate plant physiology/biology/biochemistry horticulture forestry or other related plant science discipline
Minimum Requirements
An earned Ph.D. in the field of plant physiology/biology/biochemistry horticulture forestry or other related plant science discipline
Demonstrated capacity to conduct independent original innovative research
Demonstrated record of publishing in peer reviewed journals
Demonstrated ability and willingness to work collaboratively as a team member and in the case of applicants at the Associate professor level as a leader
Excellent oral and written communication skills appropriate for both scientific peers as well as agricultural stakeholder constituencies
Desired Qualifications
Postdoctoral experience in plant stress or root/rhizospere biology
Experience in competitive grant proposal writing and administration
Experience communicating research results with stakeholder audiences
Experience in fruit production/orchard management systems
Experience in teaching undergraduate and/or graduatelevel courses
Familiarity with the issues of climatedriven changes in the development of temperatezone perennial crop production
Required Application Materials
- letter of interest that includes qualifications for the position and statement of philosophy highlighting how your experiences align with the position
- statement of teaching philosophy 2page maximum)
- statement of research vision 2page maximum)
- current curriculum vitae: e) a description of how you will contribute to CANRs positive culture fair access to resources and creating a sense of belonging 2page maximum)
- contact information for three professional references.
Incomplete applications will not be considered
Special Instructions
Questions regarding this position can be addressed to the Search Committee Chair: Todd Einhorn Ph.D. Department of Horticulture Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824 USA
The search committee will begin reviewing applications on May 1 2025 and continue until a suitable candidate is selected
Review of Applications Begins On
05/01/2025
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Department Statement
The position will be based at Michigan State University in East Lansing MI USA. Michigan State University (MSU) is one of the top research universities in the world and home to nationally ranked and recognized academic residential college and servicelearning programs. MSU is a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars athletes and artists and scientists that provide regional national and international leadership in basic and applied research and excellence in teaching. In addition consistent with its Land Grant origins the MSU community pursues international engagement and provides strong extension programs that partner with diverse stakeholders to provide much needed research in the areas of food energy water and the environment. MSU enjoys a parklike campus with outlying research facilities and natural areas. The campus is located in the city of East Lansing adjacent to the capital city of Lansing. The Lansing metropolitan area has a diverse population of >500000. Local communities have excellent school systems and place a high value on education. The University is proactive about its obligations under the ADA and provides individual accessibility plans to students and employees with disabilities. Michigan State University is also proactive in exploring opportunities for employment for dual career families both inside and outside the University and respects all family forms. Information about MSUs dual career support and other types of support for balancing work and personal lives at MSU can be found at State University occupies the ancestral traditional and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe Odawa and Potawatomi people. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University is committed to achieving excellence by creating and sustaining an accessible and inclusive culture that values cultural and academic diversity. We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. The CANR is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that academic excellence is achieved through open access and proactive inclusion. Candidates are invited to view the Department of Horticultures norms Statement Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing lifechanging opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degreegranting colleges.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
