College of
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences
University
of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota
Position:
The Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Minnesota is searching
for an outstanding candidate to fill a faculty position in the area of fungal
biology. This position is a nine-month, 70% research and 30% teaching, tenure
track appointment at the rank of assistant professor.
Responsibilities:
Research: The successful
candidate will be expected to carry out basic research on the primary causal
agents of plant disease, the filamentous fungi. Incumbents will be expected to
utilize contemporary approaches directed toward an understanding of the true
fungi or the Oomycetes with research on cell biology, biochemistry, molecular
biology, host-pathogen interactions, genomics, ecology, population genetics, or
evolution. The incumbent is expected to develop strong extramural support for
their research program and train graduate student and postdoctoral researchers.
Potential research topics may include but are not limited to: fungal
biodiversity in natural and agro-ecosystems, evolutionary dynamics of
pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi, fungal fitness in the environment,
molecular basis of fungal interactions with their hosts, functional genomics or
proteomics of fungal pathogens, comparative genomics of fungi, or biochemistry
of fungal metabolites.
Teaching: The successful
candidate will be expected to participate in advising graduate students and
offering an introductory graduate level laboratory-based course on the biology
of fungi, as well as either a general undergraduate biology course for
non-majors or a graduate course in the incumbent’s research specialty.
Qualifications:
Required: Ph.D. in plant pathology, mycology, microbiology, plant science
or relevant biological sciences. Strong
research experience in contemporary areas of fungal biology. Strong recent publication record in fungal
biology. Excellent communication skills.
Preferred:Applicants with proven ability to conduct innovative, original
research. Grant writing experience.
Postdoctoral experience strongly preferred. Experience in research on plant pathogenic
fungi and expertise using the latest genomic, molecular and/or biochemical
approaches. Teaching experience at the
university level and a vigorous commitment to mentoring students.
Inquiry
and Application: Apply
online at: http://employment.umn.edu to requisition #161013 or https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=80231
and attach
curriculum vitae, college transcripts, written statements of research, teaching
and career goals and three reprints of recent publications. Also arrange to have
three letters of recommendation sent directly to chair of the search committee.
Screening of applicants will begin August 15, 2009. The position will be open
until filled. For more information contact:
Prof. Robert A. Blanchette
Chair Fungal Biology Search
Committee
Department of Plant
Pathology
1991 Upper Buford Circle,
495 Borlaug Hall
University of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
55108 USA
e-mail = robertb@umn.edu
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