Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Endowed Chair-AssistantAssociateFull Professor
Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Endowed Chair-AssistantAssociateFull Professor
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$ 90000 - 130000
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Job Description
The Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Chair will develop a competitive research program that will use modern techniques in plant cell & molecular biology and genomics to address problems that pose the greatest economic threats in cereal production agriculture in Montana. The Chair position will have an advisory council made up of representatives from Montanas crop production industry. The incumbent will be expected to be successful in a highly collaborative and collegial environment with agronomists breeders entomologists and plant pathologists within and external to the College of Agriculture to address the challenges of greatest economic significance. Current examples of issues of economic importance include resistance to wheat stem sawfly herbicide resistance in economically important weeds and heat stress in cereals. Future examples may include control of orange wheat blossom midge and other cereal pests the role of micronutrients in cereal health nitrogen management in low pH soils and improvements in winterhardiness of fallseeded rotational crops. The Chair will contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate students and advising in plant cell biology molecular genetics or metabolomics genetics/breeding and/or other areas of interest. The faculty member is expected to engage with agricultural producers and organizations in the state for sharing research results and understanding research needs. He/she will provide appropriate public departmental and university service.
Physical Demands
Work among known allergens and work in inclement weather conditions. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
