University of MissouriColumbia

Job Description The Division of Plant Science and Technology (DPST) in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri (MU), a land-grant institution, seeks an Assistant/Associate/Full Research Professor and State Extension Specialist for rice agronomy. This 12-month non-tenure-track faculty position with a 60% research and 40% extension appointment is located at the University of Missouri's (MU) Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center in Portageville, MO. Responsibilities. The successful candidate will focus on applied agronomic research to improve sustainable rice production in southeast Missouri. The soils and topography of southeastern Missouri (the most northern region of U.S. rice production) offers researchers a unique opportunity to study production in both paddy and row rice systems. Conducting rice variety trials and management of rice in rotation with other crops for optimum yields and...