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Position Announcement

Assistant Professor, Forage Physiologist

Position Description: The Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, invites applications for a tenure-track position in forage physiology.  The position is for an Assistant Professor with a 12-month appointment - 60% research, 40% teaching.

Location: This position is located on the Columbia Campus.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to establish an innovative, extramurally funded research program on the biology, development, and physiology of forage and bioenergy crops. Research should focus on the physiology of both cool and warm-season forage crops used for pasture and/or stored feed in the Midwestern USA. Emphasis should be placed on understanding the critical physiological components that lead to improved forage-livestock or bioenergy crop production systems. The candidate will be expected to explore collaborative opportunities with the Interdisciplinary Plant Group and teams of scientists working on pasture-based dairies, the forage-based beef industry, and conversion of biomass into fuel. Accessible to the candidate are excellent laboratory and field research facilities (both on and off-campus research centers) within the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station network.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in the undergraduate and graduate teaching and service missions of the Division of Plant Sciences. Teaching responsibilities include a split-level undergraduate/graduate course in whole-plant physiology and another course in the area of biofuels and/or the candidate's area of expertise. The candidate will be expected to advise graduate and undergraduate students.

Qualifications: The applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in Crop Science, Agronomy, Plant Sciences, or related field. Effective oral and written communications skills are required. Training in the development, degradation, biochemistry, or physiology of forage plants as it relates to the food-animal and/or bioenergy industries is desirable. Post-doctoral experience is also desirable.

Applications: Candidates should provide curriculum vitae, transcripts, reprints, letter of application and a list of four references with their contact information.  Please visit http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic/index.php to submit an application. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Rob Kallenbach by email (preferred) kallenbachr@missouri.edu or by phone at 573-884-2213.

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MU’s college of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources strongly endorses the principles embodied in MU’s values statement - respect, responsibility, discover, excellence http://www.missouri.edu/about/values.php.  In that context we seek to recruit and retain outstanding scholars who are: 1) committed to blending service with scholarship, 2) Leaders, 3) Good colleagues who will collaborate with others from diverse disciplines and backgrounds and,  4) flexible and adaptable in an era of rapid change. 

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