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EXTENSION EDUCATOR, HORTICULTURE (University of Minnesota Extension)

Hort Opportunities - 17 hours 47 min ago
Location: University of Minnesota Extension
This position will provide statewide technical support and educational programming leadership in horticulture with a specific emphasis in the area of turfgrass science and water resources in the urban interface.

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (West Virginia State University)

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 01:00
Location: West Virginia State University
The Agricultural and Environmental Research Station for the West Virginia State University Research and Development Corporation/Gus R. Douglass Institute invites applications for the position of full time Plant Biotechnology Research Technician.

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ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (University of California, Davis)

Hort Opportunities - Fri, 02/17/2012 - 01:00
Location: University of California, Davis
We seek a broadly trained and experienced scientist with a background in soil-plant-water relationships with research related to optimizing irrigation water management to enhance water conservation and environmental quality.

CONSUMER HORTICULTURIST (Scotts Training Institute®)

Hort Opportunities - Thu, 02/16/2012 - 01:00
Location: Scotts Training Institute®
The Scotts Company, with sales of more than $3 billion, is the leading supplier of consumer products for lawn and garden care. Scotts Training Institute® is seeking a Consumer Horticulturist to create and translate expert horticultural knowledge into consumer- and retailer-friendly advice that enables consumers to enjoy lawn and garden care.

EXTENSION REGIONAL SPECIALIST, SWEETPOTATO (Mississippi State University-Extension Service)

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 02/14/2012 - 01:00
Location: Mississippi State University-Extension Service
This position supports sweetpotato production outreach responsibilities. Candidate is expected to develop, coordinate, and implement educational programs for Mississippi’s sweetpotato industry. Work with producers, shippers, processors, Extension Agents, and other scientists to ensure sweetpotato research

ASSISTANT RESEARCH/EXTENSION PROFESSOR (Mississippi State University-Extension Service)

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 02/14/2012 - 01:00
Location: Mississippi State University-Extension Service

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS (North Carolina State University)

Location: North Carolina State University
Up to three MS or PhD graduate assistantships are available to work on grafting of tomatoes, watermelon or melon in the disciplines of horticultural science and/or plant pathology at North Carolina State University.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Molecular Physiologist-Turfgrass (Michigan State University)

Hort Opportunities - Fri, 02/10/2012 - 01:00
Location: Michigan State University
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Michigan State University invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Turfgrass Molecular Physiology, 85% research and 15% teaching.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: Soil Disinfestation with Steam in Strawberry (University of California, Davis at Salinas, CA)

Location: University of California, Davis at Salinas, CA
he incumbent will manage a field and laboratory program to evaluate steam and steam plus additives as alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation in strawberry.

Wine and Viticulture Program Director (California Polytechnic State University)

Hort Opportunities - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 01:00
Location: California Polytechnic State University
Program Director, Wine and Viticulture Program/Tenure-Track Instructional Faculty Position (full-time). Seeking an internationally recognized individual to provide strong academic vision and leadership and coordinate long-range strategic planning. The interdisciplinary Wine and

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF URBAN AND REGIONAL FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Hort Opportunities - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 01:00
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Department of Horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position beginning in 2012 at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be expected

RESEARCH SCIENTIST. PLANT TRANSFORMATION (NovaFlora)

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 01:00
Location: NovaFlora
NovaFlora LLC is an ornamental plant breeding company devoted to the development of new varieties of flowering shrubs and perennials for the garden and landscape industry. NovaFlora seeks a specialist to help build a world

CHAIR AND PROFESSOR: Horticultural Sciences (University of Florida)

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 01:00
Location: University of Florida
Responsibilities are transparent leadership, effective communication, program evaluation, and support for faculty and staff statewide.

ASSISTANT WATERMELON BREEDER (Shamrock Seed Company)

Hort Opportunities - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 01:00
Location: Shamrock Seed Company
Application Deadline: May 4, 2012 (may end sooner depending on response)

Shamrock Seed Company is looking for an Assistant Melon Breeder. Applicants must have an MS in plant breeding or a BS in

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE EXTENSION PROFESSOR: Ornamental Horticulture Specialist (Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS))

Hort Opportunities - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:00
Location: Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS)
This non-tenure-track position will be the primary contact for Extension educational information, technology transfer and programming regarding ornamental horticulture. The specialist will provide statewide program leadership to assist, support

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Virginia Tech )

Location: Virginia Tech
A PhD assistantship is available in the Department of Horticulture at Virginia Tech. Research associated with this project will be on vegetable grafting, specifically disease management and improving production with grafted plants. Course work will

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Horticulture (Florida International University)

Hort Opportunities - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 01:00
Location: Florida International University
Tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant to Associate Professor in the area of Horticulture, to begin in Fall 2012. We seek an outstanding candidate with research focused on horticulture, agronomy or general cropping systems in sub-tropical regions.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER (University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC))

Location: University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC)
A postdoctoral research position for an early-career scientist is available to study the interactions between horticultural practices and huanglongbing disease (HLB) development in citrus.

MONSANTO GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS (University of Hawaii)

Location: University of Hawaii
Monsanto Company has made a generous gift that will fund fellowships in University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources plant science and plant protection graduate programs.

HORTICULTURE FARM ADVISOR: Nut Crops (University of California Cooperative Extension)

Hort Opportunities - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 01:00
Location: University of California Cooperative Extension
The University of California Cooperative Extension, is seeking an academic advisor to conduct a multi-county-based extension, education and applied research program who would focus on a variety of nut crops. The advisor will