Academic Job Description
The School
of Integrative Plant
Science
Soil & Crop
Sciences Section – SIPS
Postdoctoral
Associate
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell
University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate
that supports students,
faculty, and staff of all identities
and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a
pioneer of purpose-driven science and home to Cornell University’s second
largest population of students, faculty and staff. We work across disciplines
to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education
and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three
overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy and environmental
resources; and social, physical and economic
well-being. CALS is fundamentally invested
in improving the lives of people,
their environments, and their communities both in New York state and around the
world.
The CALS School of Integrative of Plant Science
(SIPS) encompasses five fields: Horticulture, Plant Biology, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Plant Pathology
and Plant-Microbe Biology, and Soil and Crop Sciences. Combined there are 100+ faculty, ~200 undergraduate majors,
200+ graduate students
in six fields, and 600+ other employees located
in Ithaca, Geneva,
and other satellite
locations across New York State. The School offers
the multidisciplinary undergraduate major in the Plant Sciences and is also home to the Agricultural Sciences
major. School faculty
also contribute to the Biology, Global Development, and
Viticulture & Enology majors.
Position Function
Seeking
outstanding individual to assist with research, extension, and project
management in the Cornell Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab. The position is
located in the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences within the School of Integrative
Plant Science (SIPS) at Cornell University. The research aims to strengthen
food systems through interdisciplinary, systems-based research on agronomic
management practices and their effects on sustainability indicators. Research
areas include no-till agriculture, weed ecology, organic management of corn and
soybeans, and more. The incumbent will manage multiple projects, coordinate research,
manage and analyze data, write articles and reports, support teaching and
extension activities, and assist with fieldwork including soil, crop, and weed
sampling and sample processing.
Anticipated Division
of Time
Statistical
analyses, writing, and publishing scientific articles 50%
Project
management and coordination 30%
Field
work and data collection 10%
Teaching
and extension activities 5%
Mentoring
graduate students and other team members 5%
Requirements
Successful
candidates must have a PhD degree in Ecology, Agronomy, Weed Science, Soil
Science, or related discipline. Strong analytical and scientific writing skills
are required.
Interpersonal
skills and ability to work effectively in a diverse, interdisciplinary team are
essential. Interest or experience in agroecology, climate change adaptation and
mitigation, organic agriculture, or biodiversity are also required.
Supervision Exercised
The
position may supervise students collecting field data for plant and soil research,
in addition to some data analysis.
To apply:
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Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff from all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
finished (2023/07/01, finished 2024/02/20, listed until 2023/08/18)