Assistant Professor - Turfgrass Weed Scientist (Griffin)

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The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences resides in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which has teaching, research, and outreach programs at three campuses across the state: Athens, Griffin, and Tifton. The department has teaching, research, and extension faculty at all three locations which conduct basic and applied research that is important to clientele in the state of Georgia and that adds to the body of knowledge basic to agricultural production and environmental management. The Department has faculty with expertise that can be grouped into three general areas: cultivar development, genetics, and biotechnology; crop management, physiology, weed management; and environmental sciences and natural resource management.

The Griffin Campus of the University of Georgia lies in the heart of one of the nation's fastestgrowing areas and is located just 30 miles south of Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport (https://griffin.uga.edu/). The research and extension programs at the Griffin Campus focus on the following areas: turfgrass science; food safety and quality enhancement; biotechnology and genetics; crop and pest management; environmental and natural resource management; and urban agriculture. The Griffin main campus lies on 123 acres and includes four outlying research farms. The Crop and Soil Science unit at Griffin consists of 8 faculty and 9 support staff, while the Campus has 48 faculty and 109 support staff and houses the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture. The campus also houses a USDA Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit and several other programs potentially useful to this position (https://griffin.uga.edu/programs/).

Review of applications will begin on June 21, 2024; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Materials to be uploaded include (1) Letter of application; (2) Curriculum vitae; (3) Unofficial transcripts; (4) Statement of Extension philosophy (5) Statement of research vision, and (6) Names and Contact Information of three professional references. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. David Jespersen, Chair of the Search Committee djesper@uga.edu.

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