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Research Assistant Professor

Employer
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Location
Lincoln, NE

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Working Title:

Research Assistant Professor

Department:

Agronomy & Horticulture-0827

Requisition Number:

F_190225

Posting Open Date:

11/19/2019

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):

01/02/2020

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Description of Work:

The Research Assistant Professor position will contribute to the integrated research land-grant mission of the home unit and IANR, as an effective scholar and citizen, including supporting student recruitment and IANR science literacy. The position may be continued beyond the first year dependent upon grant funding availability and satisfactory performance.

The incumbent will conduct multi-location studies of different scenarios of cover crop management; evaluate the impact of cover crops on crop yields, soil physical processes, water use efficiency, carbon and nutrient pools, greenhouse gas emissions, and overall soil health parameters; be involved in experiments of crop residue management, conservation tillage, intensified cropping systems, and dedicated bioenergy crop; participate in external and internal grant writing for research activities; assist with Soil Physics Lab management; collaborate with other University of Nebraska scientists and colleagues at other institutions to strengthen research programming; assist and mentor graduate and under graduate students in the research group; publish in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals, and participate in scientific meetings and other appropriate professional activities; and contribute to peer reviewed publications. The incumbent must have at least three years of experience with management strategies of cover crops in irrigated and rainfed systems in the Great Plains. The incumbent must also have at least 3 years of experience with field and laboratory characterization of soil physical and hydraulic properties under cover crops and other management practices. Collaboration with other scientists, students, farmers and farm groups is essential.

In addition to the above-described duties, the individual will be expected to accept committee assignments, reporting responsibilities, and other special ad hoc assignments as requested at the administrative unit, college/division, institute, and/or university level.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. in Soil Science.
2. Demonstrated publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
3. Minimum 3 years experience with management strategies of cover crops in irrigated and rainfed systems in the Great Plains.
3. Minimum 3 years experience with field laboratory characterization of soil physical and hydraulic properties under cover crops and other management practices.
4. Collaboration with other scientists, students, farmers and farm groups is essential.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Familiar with modeling of cover crop biomass production.
2. Familiar with the economic analysis of cover crops.
3. Interest in co-teaching soil courses.
4. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

How to Apply:

Click “Apply to this Job” and complete the information form. Attach a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references.

As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:

Kay McClure-Kelly
kmcclure-kelly2@unl.edu

Job Category (old):

Faculty Non-Tenure Leading

Job Type:

12 Month (Faculty Only)

Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:

Yes

Organization

Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For 150 Years, A Leader in Higher Education 
Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.

Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.

Diversity and Inclusion
In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.

About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded.Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.

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