I am writing to draw your attention to an exciting new opportunity at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY, USA). We have just initiated a search for a faculty member who specializes in the ecophysiology of field crop systems with a focus on climate resilience. Applications received before February 1st 2024 will receive full consideration. The full job announcement and guidance for applicants can be found here: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/26594. A brief description of the position is appended below. The School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS)<https://cals.cornell.edu/school-integrative-plant-science> welcomes applications for a 9-month, full-time tenure-track position in the ecophysiology of field crop systems to be appointed at the assistant/associate professor level. We are seeking a creative, team-oriented scientist who is motivated by a deep curiosity about fundamental crop growth processes, but who is equally driven by translational research that bridges between discovery and the practical application of knowledge to support sustainable development. This position will advance mechanistic knowledge of crop responses to abiotic stresses, thereby identifying opportunities for increasing climate resilience through strategies that combine crop improvement and agronomic management. Research may encompass a variety of stresses, including temperature extremes, drought, flooding, and elevated CO2. Interactions of these factors with photosynthesis, phenological development, and source-sink relationships will be used to develop new approaches to increase resource use efficiency (nutrients, water, and light) through stress tolerance and stress avoidance to support climate-adapted cropping systems Methods may span modeling of field crop physiological processes, assessing whole-plant responses to stress in field and controlled-environment experiments, and screening for the genetic sources of stress tolerance (GxExM) with high-throughput phenotyping. Research may also include proximal remote sensing and the development of novel computational approaches to efficiently process and utilize large-n observational datasets. We expect that the incumbent will establish robust collaborations within and beyond Cornell with plant breeders, soil and geospatial scientists, engineers, social scientists, and computer scientists. Several initiatives at Cornell act as catalysts for these types of collaborations, including the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA)<https://digitalagriculture.cornell.edu/> and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability<https://atkinson.cornell.edu/>. SIPS has 80+ faculty members who are spread across six primary academic sections including Soil & Crop Sciences<https://cals.cornell.edu/school-integrative-plant-science/school-sections/sips-soil-crop-sciences-section>, Plant Biology<https://cals.cornell.edu/school-integrative-plant-science/school-sections/sips-plant-biology-section>, and Plant Breeding and Genetics<https://cals.cornell.edu/school-integrative-plant-science/school-sections/sips-plant-breeding-genetics-section>. It is envisioned that this position will have a central role in Cornell’s emerging focus on holistic climate change solutions<https://cals.cornell.edu/support-cals/accelerating-holistic-climate-solutions>, an effort that unites basic and applied research. -- Andrew McDonald Associate Professor, Global Cropping Systems - Soil and Crop Sciences School of Integrative Plant Science and the Department of Global Development College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Contact: 1114 Bradfield Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA e-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; tele: +1 607 279-1873 web (Systems Agronomy @ CU): https://blogs.cornell.edu/sys-agro/