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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">School of Integrative Plant Science Faculty Position Opening: </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>POSITION</b>: The School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University is seeking applicants for a 9<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>month tenure<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>track
position in Geospatial Land Processes with an expected primary affiliation in the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences and with research and teaching responsibilities at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor. The successful candidate is expected to develop
a research program involving laboratory- and field<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>based investigations, and by using geospatial methods and advanced computational capabilities, integrate soil and agroecosystem properties with
environmental covariates to analyze and create a more complete understanding of the complex interactions and processes at variable spatial scales. Processes of potential focus include soil and plant exchange of gases, water, and energy which are critical to
plant productivity for food and nutrition security, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas production and sustainable land management. The incumbent is expected to maintain an extramurally funded research program and develop collaborative research and teaching
efforts with the Cornell geospatial science and technology community in several academic departments and colleges. The successful candidate will teach an advanced undergraduate course in geographic information science and technology (GIS&T) and an undergraduate/graduate
course in spatial modeling and analysis. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>RESPONSIBILTIES</b>: This position has 50% research and 50% teaching responsibilities with focus on advancing our understanding of biophysical land processes that affect soil and
plant dynamics and interactions relevant to agriculture and other managed ecosystems though the development and application of geospatial science and technology (GIS&T). Processes of potential focus include soil and plant exchange of gases, water, and energy
which are critical to plant productivity for food and nutrition security, carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas production and sustainable land management. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">The successful candidate is expected to develop a research program involving laboratory- and field<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>based investigations
in an area of the candidate<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Book Antiqua'">’</span>s geospatial strengths and background. By using geospatial methods and advanced computational capabilities, soil and agroecosystem properties will be integrated
with environmental covariates to analyze and create a more complete understanding of the complex interactions and processes at variable spatial scales. The research program will be highly relevant to efforts aimed at adaptation to and mitigation of global
environmental change, including the advancement of quantitative and computational methods for characterizing soil-plant dynamics and processes, and precision agriculture. This position will focus primarily on agricultural and environmental systems but may
also include collaborative efforts with geospatially-relevant fields of study at Cornell University. The <span style="font-size:11.5px">incumbent is expected to teach an undergraduate course in geographic information science and technology (GIS&T) and an
advanced undergraduate/graduate course in spatial modeling and analysis. The teaching program should include environmental process modeling, proximal and remote sensing from coarse to fine spatial scales using contemporary instrumentation, and advanced mathematical
and statistical methods for assessing these processes in agricultural and associated managed ecosystems. The incumbent is also expected to be involved in undergraduate advising, primarily in the agricultural sciences, environmental science and sustainability,
and plant sciences majors and graduate student training in the soil and crop sciences, and related graduate fields in the Graduate School at Cornell University.</span><span style="font-size:11.5px"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>QUALIFICATIONS</b>: Ph.D. in Soil Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Agronomy, Physical Geography, or related disciplines. The candidate must be able to
work in a multi<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>disciplinary and multi<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>cultural setting. Well<span style="font-size:11.5px;font-family:Cambria">‐</span>qualified
applicants are expected to have a distinguished record of academic accomplishments in geospatial science and technology, including demonstrated skills in teaching, quantitative research methods, and demonstrated success in program support through external
funds. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>ANTICIPATED START DATE</b>: August 2016. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>ACADEMIC RANK AND SALARY</b>: Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) with salary competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with background and experience. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>APPLICATIONS</b>: Candidates are requested to submit a curriculum vitae, a research plan (2-3 pages), teaching interests (1 page), university transcripts, and copies of up to three
publications. In addition, applicants must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted concurrently with the other application materials. Submit all application materials to Academic Jobs Online at
<span style="color:#0433ff"><a href="https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5929" target="_blank">https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5929</a></span>. </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Questions about the application process can be addressed to Ms. Amy Lanfair, Section of Soil and Crop Sciences (<span style="color:#0433ff"><a href="mailto:acl10@cornell.edu" target="_blank">acl10@cornell.edu</a></span>).
Questions about the position can be addressed to Search Committee Chair, Professor Harold van Es (<span style="color:#0433ff"><a href="mailto:hmv1@cornell.edu" target="_blank">hmv1@cornell.edu</a></span>). </div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:11.5px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><b>ABOUT CORNELL</b>: The new faculty member will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary community on the main campus of Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York. The Section of Soil
and Crop Sciences is part of Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS), a large internationally renowned group of academics with many interactions and joint projects. Members of the Section also collaborate with colleagues working in areas of environmental
sciences, biogeochemistry, and international agriculture. For more information about SIPS and the Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, visit
<span style="color:#0433ff"><a href="http://sips.cals.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">http://sips.cals.cornell.edu/</a>
</span>or <span style="color:#0433ff"><a href="http://scs.cals.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">http://scs.cals.cornell.edu/</a> </span></div>
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