SIPS has begun the process of recruiting six new faculty over the next two semesters. The overall process is being coordinated SIPS-wide to make sure that we can efficiently interview and bring to campus the dozens of candidates we are expecting. We’re looking forward to seeing an amazing array of talent and potential new colleagues over the next few months, across the range of plant, microbial and soil science disciplines. See the list below for position titles and search committee composition
Revolutionizing Controlled Environment Agriculture Cohort: Plant Pathologist
Search Category: Moonshot – Redesigning 21st Century Agri-Food Systems
Location: AgriTech
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/T
Section Lead: PPPMB
Administrative assistant: Kate Keagle
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Sarah Pethybridge (Chair), Associate Professor, PPPMB, Geneva
- Neil Mattson, Professor, HORT, Ithaca
- Greg Loeb, Professor, Entomology, Geneva
- Kerik Cox (DL), Professor, PPPMB, Geneva
- Melanie Filiatraut, Courtesy, PPPMB, USDA-ARS, Ithaca
- Ricky Tegtmeier, Graduate Student, HORT field, Geneva
Fueling Biodiverse Solutions Cohort: Adaptation to a Changing Planet, Extreme Environments
Search Category: Moonshot – Pioneering Life Science Breakthroughs
Location: Ithaca
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/T
Section Lead: PB
Administrative assistant: Karin Jantz
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Chelsea Specht (Chair), Professor, PB
- Alejandra Gandolfo, Professor, PB
- Jeff Doyle, Professor, PB, PBG
- Fay-Wei Li (DL), Adjunct Associate Professor, PB, BTI
- Robert Raguso, Professor, NBB
- Swann Gordon, Assistant Professor, EEB
- Christopher Dunn, Professor, Director, Cornell Botanic Gardens
- Joshua Felton, Graduate Student, PB Field, Ithaca
Eco-physiology of field crop systems
Search Category: SIPS
Location: Ithaca
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/T
Section Lead: SCS
Administrative assistant: Amy Collins
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Andy McDonald (Chair), Associate Professor, SCS, Global Development
- Peter Woodbury, Senior Research Associate, SCS
- Tim Setter, Professor (retired), SCS
- Olena Vatamaniuk, Professor, PB
- Carmen Catala, Senior Research Associate, PB
- Hale Tufan (DL), Associate Professor, PBG
- Aimee Schultz, Graduate Student, PBG
Seed Biology and Technology
Search Category: SIPS
Location: AgriTech
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/E
Section Lead: HORT
Administrative assistant: Amy Andersen
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Steve Reiners (Chair), Professor, HORT, Geneva
- Zachary Stansell, Adjunct Assistant Professor, USDA-ARS, Geneva, HORT
- Jerry Cherney, Professor, SCS
- Margaret Frank (DL), Assistant Professor, PB
- Amara Dunn-Silver, Senior Extension Associate, CCE, IPM
- Pratibha Sharma, Graduate Student, PPPMB Field
Urban Plant Ecology
Search Category: SIPS
Location: Ithaca
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/T
Section Lead: HORT
Administrative assistant: Michele Blackmore
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Bill Miller (Chair), Professor, HORT
- Dan Katz (DL), Assistant Professor, SCS
- Frank Rossi, Associate Professor, HORT
- Anu Rangarajan, Senior Extension Associate, HORT
- Jamie Vanucchi, Associate Professor, LARCH
- Andrea Sanchez, Graduate Student, HORT field, Ithaca
Creating a Climate-Resilient Future Cohort: Climate Resilience, Landscapes in Balance
Search Category: Moonshot – Accelerating Holistic Climate Solutions
Location: Ithaca
Research/Teaching/Extension Split: R/T
Section Lead: SCS
Administrative assistant: Amy Collins
Search Committee (DL = Diversity Liaison)
- Johannes Lehmann (Chair), Professor, SCS, Global Development
- Harold Van Es, Professor, SCS
- Dominic Woolf, Senior Research Associate, SCS
- Yu Jiang, Assistant Professor, HORT, Geneva
- Rich Stedman, Professor, DNRE
- Carmen Enid Martinez (DL), Professor, SCS
- Ying Sun, Associate Professor, SCS
- Sophie Westbrook, Graduate Student, SCS Field, Ithaca