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As part of the TTU’s strategic priorities, IGCAST seeks to recruit a 9-month tenure-track faculty member in Plant and Soil microbiome research at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Candidates should have a strong background in 16s, meta-transcriptomic, and whole genome approaches for microbiome analysis. Experience using machine learning for microbial interaction networks and a strong fundamental knowledge of plant and soil microbiology is highly desirable. Applicants with experience in computational biology applied to microbiome analysis are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate should employ systems’ biology-based approaches to study environmental stress responses from genome to phenome. Appointees are expected to develop an internationally recognized program of microbiome research linked to the use of genomic tools, combining fundamental research and education with applications to improve the environmental stress tolerance of crops, mainly but not limited to cotton, sorghum, or other crops relevant to West Texas agriculture.
Faculty at IGCAST will have access to the state-of-the-art plant growth facilities that integrate three fully automatized greenhouses and walk-in growth chambers and access to the state-of-the-art genomic, imaging, and metabolomic services available at the TTU. The position will focus on research with an anticipated teaching responsibility of one to two graduate courses per year, plus the training of graduate students and post-doctoral associates. Service duties include program-building, as well as a commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the department, college, and university is expected. Successful candidates are expected to publish in the top 10% of journals in their area of expertise.
