Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: $80,800 to $104,700 base Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 Review timeline: December 19, 2025 Application Window Open date: October 24, 2025 Most recent review date: Friday, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled. Final date: Tuesday,
Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant level in horticulture. We seek
researchers who use genomic, biotechnological, and/or physiological approaches to address important topics in horticulture. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2026. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research connects fundamental discovery with practical advances in horticulture. Research that improves productivity, stress tolerance, post-harvest physiology, reproductive
physiology, and environmental and economic sustainability is especially encouraged. Complementary areas of interest include: development of new cultivars, applications of genomics to trait discovery and approaches to link genotype with phenotype, gene editing or synthetic biology to accelerate cultivar development and neodomestication, urban landscape revitalization, regenerative agriculture, controlled environment
agriculture, and precision/digital horticulture, among others. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a creative, vigorous, extramurally funded research program, and to engage external partners to ensure that their discoveries can translate into real-world impact, support UCR’s Plant Biology and Agricultural Sciences curricula through teaching and mentoring, and contribute to departmental and campus
success through service. Teaching responsibilities include the development and instruction of undergraduate and graduate courses in horticulture, agricultural sciences, controlled environment agriculture, or other plant science disciplines. The candidate may also contribute to campus-wide undergraduate life sciences teaching and supervise graduate students. The successful candidate will join a vibrant community of
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