Associate Professor or Professor/Forage Crop Production and Management

Position Title: Associate Professor or Professor/Forage Crop Production and Management

Employee Classification: LC Faculty NT 12m

College/Division: Agricultural Experiment Station

Department: 317900-AG SCIENCE CTR AT TUCUMCARI

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: NMSU satellite location

Offsite Location (if applicable): Rex E. Kirksey Ag Science Ctr at Tucumcari

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:  Commensurate on experience

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:  1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Exempt

Summary:  We are inviting applications for a dynamic researcher interested in pursuing research and providing innovative and collaborative leadership at the Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center (ASC) in Tucumcari, New Mexico. This position will conduct research in southwestern cropping systems, potentially including forage crops, water and nutrient management relevant to New Mexico and the US Southwest.

Classification Summary:
Faculty members at the Tucumcari Agricultural Science Center (ASC) conduct research in soil science and water management, diverse food and forage crops, and integrating livestock with cropping systems to enhance the agricultural, economic, environmental, and social well-being of farmers and rural communities throughout New Mexico. Recent infrastructure investments at the Tucumcari ASC position the center as a top agricultural research facility in the State and enable innovative new research in agricultural irrigation and management of critical water resources, including the reuse of treated municipal wastewater and its influence on diverse crops and the environment. Integrated cropping systems, including small grain forages and forage transformation for improved nutrition, will play a vital role. New pivot irrigation systems at the Tucumcari ASC are dual-sourced and use treated municipal wastewater and canal water.

Classification Standard Duties:
The successful candidate will conduct research in southwestern cropping systems, potentially including forage crops, water and nutrient management relevant to New Mexico and the US Southwest.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Ph.D. (in hand by hire date) in agronomy, forage science, plant science, or related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The incumbent is expected to have a broad understanding of agronomic crop production practices, soil-plant-water relations, irrigation water effects on crop performance, soil nutrients and groundwater, and pasture and livestock management. The successful candidate is expected to have experience in educational programming and documented effectiveness in conducting research and securing extramural funding. The individual is expected to work effectively on interdisciplinary research teams and with diverse clientele groups including private, state, tribal and federal stakeholders

Job Duties and Responsibilities
**The position will be located at the Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center based in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) at New Mexico State University (NMSU) invites applications for a dynamic researcher interested in pursuing research and providing innovative and collaborative leadership at the Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center (ASC) in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The position is 100% research, with the potential to contribute to Science Center leadership and coordination, including potential administrative responsibilities as Research Director for the Center. We anticipate hiring at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor (12-month/year, tenure track).

The successful candidate will conduct research in southwestern cropping systems, potentially including forage crops, water and nutrient management relevant to New Mexico and the US Southwest. The incumbent is expected to interact with stakeholders and researchers throughout the State to develop and enhance production practices of value to New Mexico farmers. Research opportunities at the Center include assessing drought- and heat­ tolerant crops that will thrive in semi-arid environments using alternative water resources, integrating water and nutrient management practices. The selected candidate will also be able to provide leadership and effective research programming for the larger Tucumcari ASC research portfolio relating to regional cropping systems, water conservation, and management Research and program expectations include assisting growers and other stakehol