- Agency
- UT Rio Grande Valley
- Location
- Brownsville, TX
- Job Category
- Faculty Appointments, Full Time Positions
- Start Date
- 09/01/2019
- Last Date to Apply
- 1/15/2018
- Website
- https://college.agrilife.org/entojobs/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2018/12/Agriculture-Cluster-Advertisement-UTRGV.pdf
- Description
- The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley is seeking applications for a two (2) tenure track faculty positions (Assistant Professor) within the College of Sciences with cross appointment in the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) and the Department of Biology. These are full-time, tenure track positions involving teaching, scholarly research and service, and complement recent hires to form a core group at UTRGV of faculty in Agriculture and Food Systems Sciences. Qualified candidates should be able to teach and create a variety of courses across two main foci: (a) plant pathology and (b) integrated pest management, as well as related courses in plant physiology, mycology, plant sciences, plant-insect interactions, or microbiology. The successful candidate will collaborate with other faculty and other related programs that leverage the unique subtropical agricultural landscape of the Rio Grande Valley, existing connections to the USDA Agricultural Research Service and USDA APHIS, committed grower cooperators, and the burgeoning expertise and interest in sustainable agriculture and food systems. Applicants should include a cover letter describing their academic qualifications and professional experiences, and how they align with current faculty research interests. The successful candidate is also expected to demonstrate a strong, extramurally funded research program in their area of specialization, and complement ongoing systems research in food and agricultural sciences at UTRGV. The candidate is expected to mentor undergraduate and graduate students. Well qualified candidates should be able demonstrate interest in community engaged research and teaching, and a commitment to advancing the university, college, and program missions and to UTRGV’s guiding principles (http://www.utrgv.edu/en us/about-utrgv/transition-plan/guiding-principles) . Applicants’ statements should detail how their teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in their academic field; applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further UTRGV mission for student success.
- Qualifications
- Required Qualifications: A Ph.D. in either (a) plant pathology and (b) integrated pest management, or other agricultural or food sciences-related disciplines. Preferred Qualifications: Commitment to student success (innovative teaching approaches and pedagogies, use of technology in the classroom, experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate student etc) especially for students that are underrepresented in the sciences. Strong theoretical grounding in one or more disciplines, and experience in systems research with collaboration with other scholarly disciplines. Demonstrated excellence in research (ie funding, dissemination of scholarship, etc) with experience or strong interest in interdisciplinary research and community engaged scholarship.
- Job Number
- 78