Job ID: Position# 00013094 Req#44574
Job date: 2019-03-27
End Date: 2019-04-12
Company : University of Florida Country : United States Role : Faculty
Job date: 2019-03-27
End Date: 2019-04-12
Company : University of Florida Country : United States Role : Faculty
Job Description:
Duties and Responsibilities This is a 12-month tenure-accruing position that will be 60% extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service) and 40% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The extension and research programs shall support major commercial vegetable production in the region. Investigations should also focus on innovative production systems that lead to increased diversification of alternative crops and incorporation of precision plant production for sustainable and profitable vegetable and speciality crop farms in Florida. The development of crop production systems that assist growers to compete in the global economy and reduce the impact of agricultural activities on the south Florida environment is an imperative. Research outcomes from this and complementary programs will be integrated into a strong extension program to support county and state extension faculty farmers, and allied industry representatives statewide. Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.
Additional Info:
Major goals for this position include the development of effective field production strategies for promoting the production of high yield and quality vegetables in a manner consistent with good stewardship of the land and natural resources. Approaches could relate to study of cultural practices to promote conventional and organic production and optimization of current and innovative production practices, such as protected agriculture/hydroponics and grafting. Duties will include development of interdisciplinary studies with faculty such areas as breeding and genetics, soil and water sciences, entomology, plant pathology, weed sciences, food and resource economics, and precision agriculture. Interaction with the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, USDA/ARS, USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Services, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and other local, state and federal agencies is important to this position. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
Duties and Responsibilities This is a 12-month tenure-accruing position that will be 60% extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service) and 40% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The extension and research programs shall support major commercial vegetable production in the region. Investigations should also focus on innovative production systems that lead to increased diversification of alternative crops and incorporation of precision plant production for sustainable and profitable vegetable and speciality crop farms in Florida. The development of crop production systems that assist growers to compete in the global economy and reduce the impact of agricultural activities on the south Florida environment is an imperative. Research outcomes from this and complementary programs will be integrated into a strong extension program to support county and state extension faculty farmers, and allied industry representatives statewide. Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Biology
- Breeding
- horticultural science
- Plant Biology
- Plant Genomics
- Strong Communication Skills
- Strong Writing Skills
- Teaching
- Vegetable production
Areas :
Additional Info:
Major goals for this position include the development of effective field production strategies for promoting the production of high yield and quality vegetables in a manner consistent with good stewardship of the land and natural resources. Approaches could relate to study of cultural practices to promote conventional and organic production and optimization of current and innovative production practices, such as protected agriculture/hydroponics and grafting. Duties will include development of interdisciplinary studies with faculty such areas as breeding and genetics, soil and water sciences, entomology, plant pathology, weed sciences, food and resource economics, and precision agriculture. Interaction with the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, USDA/ARS, USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Services, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and other local, state and federal agencies is important to this position. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]