Job Opportunities

Assistant/Associate Professor – Extension.  The University of Kentucky is seeking a tenure-track, full-time faculty appointee to develop a comprehensive Extension and applied research program in plant pathology.  Principal commodity responsibilities will likely include pathology of fruit crops, ornamentals, and forest trees.  As part of a team of Extension plant pathologists, this individual will develop and implement educational programs pertaining to plant diseases, provide expertise and technical assistance on disease problems for plant industries vital to the Commonwealth, conduct Extension-related, problem-solving research, and contribute towards departmental instructional responsibilities.  Close liaison with other Extension, research, and teaching professionals in the College of Agriculture will be required.  A Ph.D. in plant pathology, facility in written and oral communication, and skill in the use of common computer technologies are necessary.  Expertise in one or more of the commodity areas listed above is desirable but not essential.  Broad disciplinary training and excellent plant disease diagnostic capabilities are desired.  Appointment at the Associate Professor level will require demonstration of appropriate professional accomplishments.  Send curriculum vita, transcripts, sample publications, a brief statement of Extension philosophy, and any other relevant evidence of professional accomplishments, as well as the names, addresses (including e-mail, if available) and phone numbers of at least three professional references (no letters should be requested at this time). 

Application deadline is March 6, 2008, or until a suitably qualified candidate is found.  Electronically-transmitted applications will not be reviewed.  The University of Kentucky is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, with those from women and minorities particularly encouraged.