Positions Available - Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Penn State

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Assistant/Associate Professor — Bioenergy Production Systems, Tenure-track, 9-month appointment Develop (i) quantitative models that facilitate the design, management, and analysis of agroecosystems for food and energy production scenarios and (ii) agronomic knowledge and best management practices for productive and environmentally sound biomass cropping systems. (Posted September 8, 2008)

Graduate Research Assistantships to study sustainable cropping systems at The Pennsylvania State University M.S. or Ph.D. (Posted May 15, 2009)
Graduate Research Assistantship in Ecosystem Ecology at The Pennsylvania State University A Ph.D. Research Assistantship is available beginning in the fall of 2009 to study nitrogen retention in soils of the northeastern U.S. (Posted October 13, 2008)
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship in Hydropedology — A motivated student is sought to pursue a Ph.D. in hydropedology, with an emphasis on integrated interdisciplinary and technology-enhanced approaches to research and teaching at the interface between pedology, hydrology, and landscape/geomorphology.
(Updated November 21, 2007)
Department-Funded Graduate Assistantships. The Department annually awards assistantships to highly qualified students to pursue graduate study in Agronomy and Soil Science. Current thrust areas include crop ecology and management, plant genetics and molecular biology, turfgrass science, biogeochemical processes, land use, and soil and water quality. Competitive stipends and a benefit plan that includes a tuition waiver and 80% of health care premiums bring the total value of an annual package to > $32,000. For more information contact David Sylvia, Department Head, dmsylvia@psu.edu.

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Cropping Systems. (Posted May 15, 2009)
Postdoc/Research Associate Position in Hydropedology/Soil Hydrology and Hillslope/Catchment Hydrology. (Posted April 21, 2008)

Student Assistant to assist research in environmental soil and water sciences in Summer 2008, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Hydropedology Research. (Posted April 21, 2008)
Work Study Student Research Opportunities, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Maize Molecular Genetics Laboratory.