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9 May 2025

Full-Time Assistant Professor in Dry Bean Agronomy and Pest Management

ilonam – Posted by ilonam –  Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

The Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level for the Professorship in Dry Bean Agronomy and Pest Management.  This position is located at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus, located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, 200 km southwest of the University’s main campus in Guelph.  The anticipated start date for this appointment is a mutually agreed-upon date in 2025.

Position Requirements:

  • A Ph.D. in Agronomy or closely related field.
  • Commitment to high-quality teaching at the diploma level and mentoring graduate students.
  • Practical experience in pest management, agronomy, or related field crop production.
  • Potential to establish and lead an independent, externally-funded research program.
  • Experience or interest in building partnerships with the agricultural sector to bridge research, education, and on-farm needs.
  • Commitment to connecting teaching with real-world agriculture – leveraging practical on-farm knowledge, industry partnerships, and grower collaborations to enhance student learning and develop practical solutions.

 

The holder of the Professorship in Dry Bean Agronomy and Pest Management will directly contribute to industry and address societal issues such as the impact of climate change and food security. They will possess the ability to work in partnership with researchers from the UofG, nationally and internationally, to advance dry bean agronomy and pest management. Effective communication skills, including the ability to develop presentations for diverse audiences (e.g., diploma students, graduate students, industry stakeholders, producers) and to excel at knowledge transfer and extension is vital to the role.  They will join a world-class team of faculty members in the Department of Plant Agriculture, and other schools, conducting research in sustainable cropping practices, weed science, plant breeding and genetics, entomology, pathology, crop physiology, post-harvest physiology, agronomy, and plant-based bioproducts.

Salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications.  The Department will provide competitive research start-up funds.

 

How to Apply

Application Process If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page to be considered as an internal applicant. SuccessFactors: Career Opportunities (sapsf.com) Assessment of applications will begin on June 18, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.  Interested applicants should create an account on careers.uoguelph.ca and apply for the advertised faculty position (Requisition ID # 661). For a competitive application, please ensure submission of the following materials (in an integrated Single PDF file):
  1. Letter of interest
  2. Teaching philosophy statement
  3. Research interests statement: short- and long-term
  4. Industry, Extension and Outreach Philosophy Statement
  5. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement: Describe the strategies you will use to foster inclusion and support a diverse community in your research program and classrooms 
  6. Curriculum vitae
  7. References:  Contact information for 3 individuals
* Items 1-5 above should be Maximum 1 Page double-spaced (approx. 250 words) each. Applications should reference Requisition 661 and be addressed to the attention of: Dr. Hugh Earl, Chair, Department of Plant Agriculture c/o Lyndsay Doran, Human Resources, Ridgetown Campus University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 APPLY ONLINE - Assistant Professor in Dry Bean Agronomy and Pest Management This position is represented by the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA).  

Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: Not Disclosed.

Job expires in 80 days.

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