Assistant Professor – Weed Ecology/Ecophysiology with Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK

The successful candidate will develop a nationally recognized collaborative, and externally funded, impactful research program in weed biology, ecology/ecophysiology, and sustainable management. This position will create improved understanding of weed-crop dynamics in response to seed and plant ecophysiology and epigenetics within a changing climate.  Research areas could include: improved understanding of weed biology and crop competition; development of ecological approaches to adapting cropping communities to abiotic and biotic stresses; landscape scale modeling of weed population dynamics in response to climate change; developing alternative, ecologically-based and non-chemical approaches for herbicide resistant weeds, weed seedbank management, and crop competitiveness.  Teaching expectations include an undergraduate course on the principles of weed science with a corresponding hands-on lab including applied activities and other undergraduate or split-level courses in topics such as weed ecology, weed: crop interactions, herbicide physiology, or other courses in the area of the candidate’s expertise.  The successful candidate will actively contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning within the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.  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 expected. 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.  Applicants must have evidence of teaching experience.  Preferred qualifications include evidence of ability to secure external funding from competitive national funding sources, expertise in weed control monitoring, weed biology, ecology and/or crop: weed interactions. Preference will be given to those with evidence of teaching excellence.