Horticultural Positions

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: (Citrus Horticulture) - University of Florida, IFAS

A 12-month, tenure-accruing 70% research, 30% extension position is available at the Indian River Research and Education Center in Ft. Pierce, FL.

The research portion of this assignment should address the issues confronting citrus (especially fresh grapefruit) production on the flatwood soils in the Indian River area. Emphasis should be placed on discovering new or modified cultural or management practices (such as nutrient and irrigation strategies, grove architecture, rootstocks/scions) that effectively enhance citrus production and management of pests and diseases (particularly citrus canker and huanglongbing). Specific extension responsibilities include developing recommendations and programs to accomplish positive changes, and assisting county extension faculty in their citrus production-related extension programs.

A PhD in Horticulture or related discipline is required. Tenure will accrue in the Horticultural Sciences Department. The faculty member will participate actively in graduate education by chairing and serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, and publishing the results with his/her graduate students. The faculty member will attract extramural contracts and grants funding to support his/her program.

For a complete description, qualifications, and application instructions, visit https://jobs.ufl.edu and search for requisition #0804349.

Review of application materials will begin on or before May 14, 2010, and will continue until a suitable applicant is identified.