Research Plant Pathologist/Plant Molecular Geneticist - GS12/13 

Salary Range of $83,309 to $128,785 

ARS Office/Lab and Location: A research opportunity is currently available with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology (MPM) Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) located in Peoria, Illinois.

The Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science at South Dakota State University invites applications to fill a nine-month, full-time, benefit eligible, tenure-track faculty position. This position is supervised by the department head of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science. The successful candidate will begin teaching/research responsibilities in August 2021.

An open position for a scientist to evaluate components in cereal grains that affect extraction, recovery and quantitation of mycotoxins.

Position Description & Details: The Post-Doctoral researcher will be responsible for carrying out the experiments, analyzing results and data with appropriate statistical methods, and have the ability to write scientific reports and manuscripts for publication, and deliver presentations at scientific meetings and/or to other interested parties.

The Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology has 29 tenure track faculty, with major emphases on plant genetics and plant pathology and includes plant breeders, plant physiologists, horticulturists, cereal chemists, entomologists, plant pathologists and plant molecular biologists. The departmental research focus on plant genetics provides excellent opportunities for collaboration. The Department and University have state-of-the-art facilities for genomics and proteomics in addition to excellent plant growth facilities.