The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is creating an environment that affirms community across all dimensions. We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute to such an environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF. This is a 12-month, tenure-accruing position that will be 60% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 40% extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service) at the West Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida in Jay, FL. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Tenure will accrue in the Agronomy Department. The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, externally funded research and extension programs in weed science emphasizing agronomic field, forage, and emerging crops (e.g., specialty and bioenergy). Expertise in conducting applied field and controlled environment research is essential. Candidate will be expected to develop integrated weed management strategies based on sound understanding of weed biology and ecology; that incorporates chemical, cultural, and mechanical tactics. Expected areas of research include managing herbicide resistant, invasive, and/or difficult to control weed species; developing and evaluating new or novel technologies for weed management such as cutting-edge smart sprayer technologies powered by artificial intelligence tailored to address the distinct challenges of the area; developing new and improved integrated weed management strategies in response to climate change; maximizing crop yields to feed a growing population, and developing integrated weed management techniques for production agriculture. The faculty member will participate actively in graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing results with their graduate students. The faculty member will actively seek contract and grant funding to support their program, including operational costs, technical support, and equipment. The faculty member will develop a comprehensive extension program with measurable objectives and well-defined impacts in the weed science program area and work with other IFAS specialists and county faculty to deliver extension programs to target audiences using field days, clientele meetings, newsletters, EDIS (Electronic Data Information System) publications, and other electronic media. The successful candidate will actively participate in the Extension Focus Team related to weed management. 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.