[Entm-beu] Fwd: FW: Position announcement

[Rick Redak]

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CC: Carolyn Young <cyoung6 at ncsu.edu>


Forward on behalf of Dr. Carolyn Young

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*From:* Carolyn Young <cyoung6 at ncsu.edu>
*Sent:* Monday, December 11, 2023 7:00 AM
*Subject:* Position announcement



Posting https://jobs.ncsu.edu/hr/postings/193513

The Micropropagation and Repository Unit in the *Department of Entomology
and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences*, at *North
Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)*, is the National Clean Plant
Network center that produces, maintains and distributes to stakeholders
high quality, asexually propagated plant material of sweetpotato, berry
crops and muscadine grapes that are free of targeted pathogens and pests
that cause economic loss to protect the environment and ensure global
competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops producers. The Research Associate
will work under the general supervision of the MPRU Director on developing
and improving greenhouse management practices to support the production of
sweetpotato nuclear plants for distribution to North Carolina Sweetpotato
Certified Seed Growers.

*Duties include but are not limited to:*

   - Coordinate greenhouse-related activities for multiple projects mainly
   for sweetpotato but other crops such as berries and muscadine grapes will
   be included.
   - Participate in the development of project proposals, work plans,
   reports and possibly manuscripts, consult and provide expertise to the PI,
   as appropriate.
   - Be responsible for sourcing, distributing, and coordinating all living
   plant material across all stakeholders and institutions.
   - Conduct activities to establish new plants, maintain healthy plants;
   schedule and provide detailed forecasting of plant development to growers,
   implement, and improve Greenhouse Best Management Practices.
   - Maintain active accession records of all plants; establish an
   integrated pest management program, quality control, and recognize areas
   for improvement and work with necessary personnel to implement these
   changes.
   - Record details and results of greenhouse management, plant health, and
   plant production for delivery to stakeholders using a laboratory notebook
   and digital databases; and write summary reports.
   - Have a strong knowledge of all facets of crop production in both field
   and greenhouse systems.
   - Have a strong knowledge of greenhouse technology and environmental
   controls, and be able to diagnose and communicate any greenhouse issues
   with Facilities maintenance staff.
   - Work duties will also include any combination of the following general
   greenhouse maintenance tasks: cleaning and disinfecting greenhouse
   surfaces; preparing potting soil; monitoring pest populations; restocking
   and maintaining supplies; autoclaving, and operating and maintaining
   specialized equipment.
   - Develop and implement a comprehensive integrated pest management
   approach and train workers as needed.
   - Track budget expenditures for the projects; and develop or revise work
   instructions or other Quality Management documents.

Please contact Carolyn Young cyoung6 at ncsu.edu if you would like to know
more about the position.



Cheers

Carolyn



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Carolyn A. Young

Department Head and Professor

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Varsity Research Bldg. Module 6

1575 Varsity Dr., Suite 1535
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Campus Box 7616

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 27695-7616


Office: (919) 515-7984
FAX: (919) 515-7716

Email: cyoung6 at ncsu.edu








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