Assistant Professor Extension Weed Science/Precision Weed Management with Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK

This position holds 15% Research and 85% Extension responsibilities.

The successful candidate will provide leadership for a nationally recognized program focused on weed management in small grain cropping systems.  This will include the evaluation of new herbicides and herbicide technologies in small grains, along with novel approaches to better utilize currently registered herbicides and technologies.  The candidate will design and lead a comprehensive Extension effort to improve the profitability, sustainability, and quality of Oklahoma small grains through weed control.  The incumbent plays a key role on the OSU Wheat Improvement Team, an interdisciplinary team developing highly adapted wheat cultivars with marketable grain quality.  Participation and leadership in departmentally coordinated Extension efforts and activities, training and support of Extension field staff and periodic assessment of Extension activity impact are expected.  Extension efforts will include traditional and nontraditional information delivery methods and interaction with industry, state and, federal agency personnel as necessary.  Research will incorporate precision agriculture and data-driven technologies to develop knowledge-intensive integrated novel cultural, biological, mechanical, and alternative chemical weed control practices.  Emphasis areas may include robot/sensor-based technology and decision-making, development and implementation of low-cost robots/sensors and unmanned aerial systems for detection of weed species, data acquisition and interpretation, and precision weed management systems. This faculty member will be expected to work closely and cooperatively with other weed scientists in the Department, as well as other scientists in related fields including regional and multi-state collaboration. The successful candidate will explore and foster multidisciplinary collaborations internally and externally and engage with stakeholders and associated organizations. Success in pursuit of external funding for research activities is required. The successful candidate will contribute to a positive work environment and collegiality among peers.

Minimum qualifications include: a Ph.D. in Weed Science, Crop Science, Crop Ecology or a closely related field. Applicants must have excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with scientific and non-scientific audiences both orally and in writing.  Applicants must be committed to working effectively and collaboratively with faculty in the department and across the division.  Applicants must have the ability to identify and aggressively pursue external funding and demonstrate the ability to publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.  Preferred qualifications include evidence of ability to secure external funding from competitive national funding sources, expertise in precision agriculture technologies for weed control monitoring, weed biology, ecology and/or crop: weed interactions. 

Equal Employment Opportunity
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