Department of Plant Sciences to ensure the legacy of six decades of strawberry breeding is continued at UC Davis
We are recruiting two new academics to the department in 2022
As part of our current strategy, The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis has initiated a major new 'Recruitment For Excellence' that over the last few years has been successful in the appointment of 12 new faculty members at assistant/associate professor rank. The department is world-leading and provides a vibrant and dynamic environment with engaged and highly collaborative faculty, working from molecule to ecosystem, applying fundamental knowledge to address real-world problems in Plant Sciences. Why not join us?
Post-pandemic we are continuing to ensure the department remains world-leading. We seek the highest quality applicants and in return offer a competitive start-up and outstanding opportunities across the agricultural, environmental and life science campus that is Davis. In 2022, we are committed to ensuring the future longevity of our world-leading, strawberry breeding program, with a new hire ‘Assistant professor of strawberry breeding and Director-Elect of the strawberry breeding program’ Please consider making an application here.
We will also be recruiting for an Assistant Professor of Extension in ‘Invasive weed and restoration ecology’ – watch this space for further details and please contact the Chair of Plant Sciences, Distinguished Professor Gail Taylor, plant-sciences-chair@ucdavis.edu.
Our 12 new recruits in the past five years and some of their amazing achievements:
2017 Pat J. Brown
Developing molecular breeding for walnuts and pistachios to ensure new germplasm releases resilient to climate change https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-releases-new-walnut-variety
2018 Tom Buckley
Biophysics and ecology of plant adaptations to environmental stress and change. Water relations, gas exchange, stomata https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/tom-buckley-new-chief-editor-aob-plants
2018 Amanda Crump
Assistant Professor of Teaching in International Agricultural Development
https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/usaid-grant-improve-nutrition-worldwide
2019 Christine Diepenbrock
Molecular breeding for enhanced plant nutrition
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-awarded-65-million-develop-ai-breeding-tool-crops
2020 Jennifer Funk
Developing a program in plant ecology and conservation management
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/jennifer-funk-receives-inaugural-barbara-d-webster-scholar-award
2021 Imtiyaz Khanday
Plant Reproductive Biology
https://innovativegenomics.org/news/2021-skcf-imtiyaz-khanday-potato/
2019 Troy Magney
Remote sensing, plant environmental informatics
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/troy-magney-receives-early-career-award-american-society-plant-biologists
2020 Giulia Marino
Tree physiology in orchard systems – extension specialist
2018 Mohsen Mesgaran
Weedy and invasive plants in agriculture and natural systems
2020 Grey Monroe
The genomics of climate adaptation
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/study-challenges-evolutionary-theory-dna-mutations-are-random
2019 Cameron Pittelkow
Agronomy and agroecosystems; sustainable crop production
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/cameron-pittelkow-receives-asa-early-career-award-american-society-agronomy
2021 Alessandro Ossola
Urban Plant Sciences