Assistant/Associate Professor - Plant Propagation

University of Florida

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About The Position

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This is a 12-month tenure-accruing position that will be 60% teaching (College
of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 40% research (Florida Agricultural
Experiment Station), available at the West Florida Research and Education
Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of
Florida.  This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. 
Duties will include teaching three to four classes per year including Annual &
Perennial Gardening, Plant Identification, Plant Propagation, and other courses
as needed by the program provided by both in-person and online delivery.

The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to
instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising
and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum
revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising
undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing
teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in
professional development activities related to teaching and advising.  Faculty
will support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and
international education. Incumbent will manage and maintain plant collections
for teaching and research including the Milton Gardens and greenhouse complex.

The faculty member will develop an externally funded research program involving
development of propagation and production strategies to improve establishment of
plant species for urban landscapes and ecological restoration. The West Florida
Research and Education Center is a multidisciplinary center and leads research
in regional ecosystems. Candidates should have the ability and desire to
participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues. The faculty
member will actively seek contract and grant funding to support their program.
 Tenure will accrue in the Department of Horticultural Sciences.

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.

Requirements

• Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field.
• A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.
• A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agronomy, Natural Resources Management, or a closely related discipline is required.
• Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding.
• Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.
• Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values

Nice To Haves

• Postdoctoral experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in collegiate-level teaching.
• Experience with online instruction, and a proven record of mentoring undergraduate and graduate research.

Responsibilities

• Teaching three to four classes per year including Annual & Perennial Gardening, Plant Identification, Plant Propagation, and other courses as needed by the program provided by both in-person and online delivery.
• Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising.
• Support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and international education.
• Manage and maintain plant collections for teaching and research including the Milton Gardens and greenhouse complex.
• Develop an externally funded research program involving development of propagation and production strategies to improve establishment of plant species for urban landscapes and ecological restoration.
• Actively seek contract and grant funding to support their program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees