Job Opportunities

The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS) within the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resources Sciences (CAHNRS) at Washington State University (WSU) is seeking a motivated and problem-solving researcher, instructor and extension specialist to join a team of scientists and extension experts in multiple disciplines, including plant pathology, horticulture, soil science, entomology, and plant breeding. This career-track, assistant professor rank faculty position is a nine-month academic year appointment. In addition to the academic appointment salary, the successful candidate will be expected to work and will receive salary for two additional months for research, extension, and administrative expectations. The balance of the calendar year is leave without pay. We are looking to fill an integrated research/extension/teaching position to begin in Fall 2025, or as negotiated, at the WSU Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center (NWREC) and at the nearby WSU Everett campus (37 miles south of NWREC). The successful applicant will develop a nationally recognized and regionally relevant program focused on Integrated Weed Management of Horticultural Crops to enhance crop productivity while increasing profits and improving environmental quality.

Online applications must be received before 12:00 am on: March 24, 2025

The Research Associate position within the Winter Wheat Breeding program at Washington State University will assist with various responsibilities to improve the efficiency of cultivar selection and development.  Responsibilities include annually updating and running genomic selection models on all breeding lines within the breeding program, along with improving models with the use of environmental data.  This position will also run cross prediction models to help facilitate identification of crosses to be made within the program to maximize genetic diversity and favorable allele frequency.  These efforts will support the introgression of new traits into the breeding program such as herbicide tolerance.  Responsibilities also include the participation in writing and obtaining grant funding and developing an extramurally funded research focus that would benefit the winter wheat breeding program and provide future funds for the position.  Additional responsibilities include assisting with the breeding program during the summer months, including data collection, selection of segregating populations, data analysis, planting preparations, harvest, post-harvest data collection, breeding line organization, and supervision of undergraduate researchers.  Further, it is expected that this position will assist in scholarly output with the writing of research manuscripts, plant registration articles, and PVP applications. 

Online applications must be received before 12:00 am on: March 24, 2025

This postdoctoral position in the Weed Science lab at Washington State University-Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (WSU-IAREC) is focused on developing integrated weed management solutions for various specialty crops in Washington. The incumbent will be expected to conduct lab, greenhouse, and field experiments to study problematic weed species’ biology, ecology, and management. The incumbent is also expected to interact with growers, stakeholders, and other industry groups, attend and present their research at meetings and conferences, assist Principal Investigator (PI) with grant writing, and publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals. They are expected to actively collaborate with and assist other team members in a professional and courteous manner to advance research goals.

Online applications must be received before 12:00 am on: March 31, 2025