Associate/Full Professor, Monsanto Professorship in Plant Breeding and Disease Resistance

Job Title Job Category FieldOfStudy Job Details Job Requirements Job Materials Pay Scale Closing Date Closing Date Detail Company Organization Type City Location Region State/Province Country/Region Organization Description Web Page Contact Address 1 Contact Address 2 Contact City Contact Email Contact Fax Contact First Name Contact Last Name Contact Phone Contact State Contact Zip Contact Country Contact Organization Location Preference End Date Approval Status Attachments Content Type: APSJobOpenings Created at by Last modified at by Use this page to add attachments to an item. Name     Close Job Number 561 Job Title Associate/Full Professor, Monsanto Professorship in Plant Breeding and Disease Resistance Job Category Faculty Field Of Study Any Job Details We seek an outstanding scientist who will develop a nationally recognized research and teaching program with research emphasis on the genetics of host plant resistance and plant breeding of maize. The successful candidate will be expected to use plant breeding, plant pathology, and molecular genetic tools to address important research questions in maize improvement. The person selected for this position will develop a research program that integrates molecular genetics with field-oriented plant breeding and pathology to help solve problems and generate knowledge of practical significance to the agricultural industry and academia. The successful candidate will become part of a broad, dynamic, and internationally recognized faculty in agriculture. This individual will become an integral part of the plant pathology and plant breeding program in the Department of Crop Sciences, will participate in the Illinois Maize Breeding and Genetics Laboratory, be a member of the Illinois Plant Breeding Center, and will collaborate in multidisciplinary teams investigating maize breeding and genetics, maize pathogens, gene expression and molecular genetics, and plant protection. It is expected that the successful candidate will collaborate nationally and internationally, obtain extramural funding for research, and develop private-public cooperative relationships. The incumbent is expected to teach in the areas of plant breeding or plant pathology or other topics and to contribute to the plant breeding and plant pathology curriculum in the department. This is a 9-month, academic, tenure track named professorship with opportunity for summer appointment. Responsibilities will include research, teaching, and outreach. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package. The Monsanto Professorship includes programmatic support and a salary stipend. The position is available as soon as possible after the closing date. Job Requirements A Ph.D. in plant pathology, plant breeding, or a related discipline, is required. The successful applicant must demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communications skills; demonstrate clear desire and ability to propose, conduct and report independent and team-based research; and demonstrate desire and ability to develop an excellent teaching program. Job Materials Please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, a detailed statement of research, teaching, and outreach goals, curriculum vitae, a valid e-mail address, contact information for three references and certified undergraduate and graduate transcripts. The closing date is January 30, 2013 or when a suitable candidate is identified. Interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date, but all applications received by January 30, 2013 will receive full consideration. For further information regarding the application procedures, you may contact Linda Kemplin, kemplin@illinois.edu. Pay Scale Salary will be commensurate with experience Closing Date 1/30/2013 Closing Date Detail Open until the position is filled Company University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Organization Type Academic City Urbana Location Region Midwest (IA, IN, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) State/Province Illinois Country/Region USA Organization Description Web Page http://www.cropsci.illinois.edu Contact Organization University of Illinois Contact First Name Frederic Contact Last Name Kolb Contact Address 1 Department of Crop Sciences Contact Address 2 1102 S Goodwin Ave. Contact City Urbana Contact State Illinois Contact Zip 61801 Contact Country USA Contact Email f-kolb@illinois.edu Contact Fax Contact Phone 217-333-9485 Attachment Close