Assistant/Associate Professor Plant-Associated Molecular Mycology

Our aim is to recruit, support, and retain a scholar who will develop a strong, interdisciplinary, nationally and internationally recognized research and teaching program focused on fungi and/or oomycetes that interact with plants. To that end, we encourage applications from scholars whose research interests and experience may include, but are not limited to, the evolution of fungicide resistance, molecular plantmicrobe interactions, population genomics, metagenomics, functional genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics of fungal and/or oomycete pathogens. Programs that use emerging computational and data-analytic approaches are highly desirable. The incumbent will be expected to seek both internal and external research support funds and training grants from government, industry, and other appropriate sources. The incumbent will become an integral part of the Department of Plant Pathology academic program and interact with and enhance a strong mycology community at Ohio State in support of the new undergraduate Minor in Mycology by developing or participating in courses as appropriate. The incumbent will teach/co-teach a course in Plant Pathogenic Fungi and associated laboratory and develop a mycology themed course of broad interest to diverse undergraduate students. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with diverse life experiences and whose scholarship demonstrates a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, advising, and training. We invite the incumbent to use OSU’s extensive network and properties in their research and teaching program. For instance, opportunities exist to engage with the Infectious Disease Institute, the Center of Microbiome Science, and the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, among others.