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The Distinguished Endowed Chair in Soil Health for Potato Cropping System
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS) in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) at Washington State University (WSU) seeks a collaborative and innovative scientist to join an extraordinary team of faculty members supporting Washington’s potato industry. We are seeking to fill the full-time, continuous, tenured/tenure-track (assistant, associate, or professor rank), Distinguished Endowed Chair in Soil Health for Potato Cropping Systems beginning on or before August 1, 2026.
Washington State is a global leader in potato production. The successful candidate will engage with industry to envision, design and direct research into healthier, more productive soils for the potato industry, addressing the need to better understand how biological, physical, and chemical qualities of the soil affect potato productivity, quality, and nutrition. A $3+ million endowment created by potato growers, processors, and supporting industries supports the program. Teaching responsibilities include one course per year in soil science, contributions to other courses as needed, and the supervision of graduate students.
This position is located on the WSU main campus in Pullman, with expectations to conduct research in the irrigated Columbia Basin of central Washington (approximately 2-hr drive from Pullman). The position reports directly to the Chair of CSS.
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on May 15, 2026.
Washington State is a global leader in potato production. The successful candidate will engage with industry to envision, design and direct research into healthier, more productive soils for the potato industry, addressing the need to better understand how biological, physical, and chemical qualities of the soil affect potato productivity, quality, and nutrition. A $3+ million endowment created by potato growers, processors, and supporting industries supports the program. Teaching responsibilities include one course per year in soil science, contributions to other courses as needed, and the supervision of graduate students.
This position is located on the WSU main campus in Pullman, with expectations to conduct research in the irrigated Columbia Basin of central Washington (approximately 2-hr drive from Pullman). The position reports directly to the Chair of CSS.
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on May 15, 2026.