Assistant Professor-Tenure System East Lansing, Michigan, United States Plant Research Laboratory Nat Science 10032674 Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Tenure System Faculty Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: May 13 2026 Closing at: May 13 2028 - 23:55 EDT 115000.00-150000.00 Salary Commensurate with Experience College Of Natural Science
1129746 Position Summary The Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) has up to two tenure-track, twelve-month faculty positions available at the Assistant Professor level to complement and/or strengthen PRL mission areas. We are particularly interested in research that addresses fundamental questions in photosynthetic organisms in natural or engineered systems, including plants,
algae, or photosynthetic bacteria interpreted broadly. Relevant research areas include, but are not limited to, mechanisms and regulation of photosynthetic light reactions, light capture and energy dissipation, electron transport reactions, primary metabolism and carbon allocation, development, organelle biogenesis/biology, biotic and abiotic stress, or integration of growth and environment. Individuals are expected
to employ state-of-the art approaches, which may include but are not limited to advanced spectroscopy, imaging, cell biology, genetics and genomics, metabolomics, synthetic biology, phenotyping, predictive modeling, or molecular and structural biology such as cryo-EM. The PRL offers a highly collaborative environment for creative, fundamental research on photosynthetic organisms broadly. An important research core
within the unit focuses on energy-related science for understanding and improving photosynthetic function through long-standing funding from the DOE Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program (see here and here) to support high risk-high reward basic science. This DOE support coexists with interdisciplinary research conducted by individual PRL lab efforts aimed broadly at studying photosynthetic organisms. More information
on the breadth of PRL research is available at https://prl.natsci.msu.edu/research/. The PRL exists within the broader MSU research community, which offers a vibrant and collaborative environment with strengths in plant science, including the Colleges of Natural Science and Agriculture & Natural Resources, the DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the Plant Resilience Institute. PRL faculty are integral
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