*Link for Details:*
http://jobs.uark.edu:80/postings/10816 <http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/10816>
*Working Title *
Assistant Professor - Fruit Breeding and Genetics
*Department*
Horticulture
*Summary of Job Duties*
The Department of Horticulture at the University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture, Fayetteville, invites applications to fill a 12-month, tenure
track faculty position (80% research, 20% teaching) with an applied
emphasis on fruit breeding and genetics. The University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, is a land-grant institution and the flagship research
university in Arkansas.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
robust, extramurally funded research program focused on multiple aspects of
fruit breeding and genetics. Marker-assisted breeding and other molecular
applications in applied fruit breeding will be a key focus. Collaboration
with current breeding personnel and/or future leadership in cultivar
development programs will be another major aspect of the position. The
candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence in grantsmanship,
present research results in peer-reviewed publications, and teach graduate
and undergraduate level courses. The candidate also will be expected to
advise and mentor graduate students, provide service to the department,
college, university and state as appropriate for his/her expertise, and
collaborate effectively with departmental research and extension faculty
and colleagues in related disciplines.
Preferred applicants will utilize marker-assisted techniques in fruit
breeding as well as classical breeding approaches in the position. Areas of
research specialization include, but are not limited to, marker development
and validation, marker-assisted technology procedure developments and
innovations, investigations in trait inheritance, and applied cultivar
development using classical improvement methods.
Preferred applicants will focus on fruit crops that are actively being
improved including peaches, nectarines, blackberries, and grapes.
Hi Folks,
The RosEXEC meeting will be followed by the RosIGI meeting in the same room at PAG. Both meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend from the Rosaceae community. We don't have a specific agenda for the RosIGI meeting, rather it will be the usual discussion of information pertaining to global Rosaceae genomics, genetics and breeding efforts.
Best regards
Dorrie
Dorrie Main, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
Department of Horticulture
Washington State University
45 Johnson Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-6414
Tel: 509-335-2774 (office)
Email: dorrie(a)wsu.edu<mailto:dorrie@wsu.edu>
URL: www.bioinfo.wsu.edu<http://www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/>
________________________________
From: Peace, Cameron
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 10:21 PM
To: jd.swanson(a)salve.edu; hokan017(a)umn.edu; Layne, Desmond; judson.ward(a)driscolls.com; michael.wisniewski(a)ars.usda.gov; gayle.volk(a)ars.usda.gov; gina_fernandez(a)ncsu.edu; kgasic(a)clemson.edu; blgross(a)d.umn.edu; duke3(a)lanepacking.com; grghrd(a)clemson.edu; richard.bell(a)ars.usda.gov; jill.bushakra(a)ars.usda.gov; chunxian.chen(a)ars.usda.gov; iezzoni(a)msu.edu; kx27(a)cornell.edu; fabrizio.costa(a)fmach.it; michael.dossett(a)agr.gc.ca; riccardo.velasco(a)fmach.it; sjknapp(a)ucdavis.edu; rcurtis(a)almondboard.com; mercy1(a)ufl.edu; McFerson, James R; vwhitaker(a)ufl.edu; eric.vandeweg(a)wur.nl; david.chagne(a)plantandfood.co.nz
Cc: Main, Doreen; Sook Jung
Subject: RosEXEC meeting on Sunday
Hi RosEXEC,
Attached is the agenda for Sunday’s RosEXEC meeting, 8-10 am. It will be in the Stratford Room, which is the same as last year.
If you won’t be in San Diego, details for how to attend the meeting electronically will be sent out beforehand.
Also attached are the updated membership list and the minutes to last October’s teleconference.
Cameron
From: Peace, Cameron
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 3:20 PM
To: 'jd.swanson(a)salve.edu' <jd.swanson(a)salve.edu>; 'hokan017(a)umn.edu' <hokan017(a)umn.edu>; 'Layne, Desmond R' <desmond.layne(a)wsu.edu>; 'judson.ward(a)driscolls.com' <judson.ward(a)driscolls.com>; 'michael.wisniewski(a)ars.usda.gov' <michael.wisniewski(a)ars.usda.gov>; 'gayle.volk(a)ars.usda.gov' <gayle.volk(a)ars.usda.gov>; 'gina_fernandez(a)ncsu.edu' <gina_fernandez(a)ncsu.edu>; 'kgasic(a)clemson.edu' <kgasic(a)clemson.edu>; 'blgross(a)d.umn.edu' <blgross(a)d.umn.edu>; 'duke3(a)lanepacking.com' <duke3(a)lanepacking.com>; 'grghrd(a)clemson.edu' <grghrd(a)clemson.edu>; 'richard.bell(a)ars.usda.gov' <richard.bell(a)ars.usda.gov>; 'jill.bushakra(a)ars.usda.gov' <jill.bushakra(a)ars.usda.gov>; 'chunxian.chen(a)ars.usda.gov' <chunxian.chen(a)ars.usda.gov>; 'iezzoni(a)msu.edu' <iezzoni(a)msu.edu>; 'kx27(a)cornell.edu' <kx27(a)cornell.edu>; 'fabrizio.costa(a)fmach.it' <fabrizio.costa(a)fmach.it>; 'michael.dossett(a)agr.gc.ca' <michael.dossett(a)agr.gc.ca>; 'riccardo.velasco(a)fmach.it' <riccardo.velasco(a)fmach.it>; 'sjknapp(a)ucdavis.edu' <sjknapp(a)ucdavis.edu>; 'rcurtis(a)almondboard.com' <rcurtis(a)almondboard.com>; 'mercy1(a)ufl.edu' <mercy1(a)ufl.edu>; McFerson, James R <jim.mcferson(a)wsu.edu>; 'vwhitaker(a)ufl.edu' <vwhitaker(a)ufl.edu>; 'eric.vandeweg(a)wur.nl' <eric.vandeweg(a)wur.nl>; 'david.chagne(a)plantandfood.co.nz' <david.chagne(a)plantandfood.co.nz>
Cc: Main, Doreen <dorrie(a)wsu.edu>
Subject: New RosEXEC members!
Importance: High
Dear RosEXEC,
Happy New Year!
Congratulations to the following people for being voted in to join RosEXEC in 2016!
U.S. members:
Bob Curtis
Steve Knapp
Jim McFerson
Mercy Olmstead
Vance Whitaker
International Liaisons:
David Chagne
Eric van de Weg
Between now and Sunday’s in-person meeting in San Diego, we have a Secretary to elect. This election will involve two steps:
(1) Identifying who is willing to run for Secretary (between now and Wed pm)
(2) Voting for the candidates (between Thu and Sunday’s meeting)
All new, ongoing, and rotating-off U.S. members are eligible to become Secretary candidates, except for the current officers (JD, Gayle, me, and Ksenija). However, all of you receiving this email may vote, except ex officio Dorrie. As a reminder, the Secretary for 2016 automatically becomes Vice-Chair for 2017 and then Chair for 2018. The 2016 Secretary is also responsible for taking minutes of RosEXEC minutes during 2016, including this Sunday’s meeting (although if the Sec is not in attendance, we’ll find an alternative).
So, to get this going, if you are willing to become Secretary, please email me back by this Wednesday evening.
And please let me know if you have any suggested agenda items for Sunday’s meeting.
Cameron