Assistant Professors: Horticulture and Plant Pathology

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Description Assistant Professors: Horticulture and Plant Pathology The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson University is seeking to fill two 9-month, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level (75% research and 25% Extension) to work on small fruit crops. The positions are located on the main campus in Clemson, South Carolina. Clemson University is an R1 Land Grant University located on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the upper Piedmont region of South Carolina, USA. The 1,400-acre campus is part of the 18,000 acres of University Farms and Forests devoted to teaching and research. The successful candidates are each expected to develop a vigorous, innovative, and extramurally supported research program. The first successful candidate should have a strong background in horticulture and focus on the cultivation of economically important small fruit crops in South Carolina and the southeastern United States. The second successful candidate should have a strong background in Plant Pathology and focus on the management of fungal diseases in small fruit crops...