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Director, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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Overview
Applications are invited for the position of Director of the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. The School is a national and international leader for improving human wellbeing and quality of life through learning, discovery and engagement in plant and environmental sciences. The School's faculty integrate fundamental discovery as well as applied science to enhance plant and soil health, protect water resources and quality, improve food security, design intelligent human landscapes, and promote environmental stewardship. The School was established in 2018 with the goal of integrating the mission elements across Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science. Within the School, these disciplines share crosscutting interdisciplinary research and are connected through undergraduate curricula and linked graduate programs, as well as through statewide Research, Extension and Outreach activities. The School will consist of 95 affiliated faculty and postdocs, 48 staff, over 115 graduate students and post docs and 7 undergraduate degree programs encompassing 350 students. With over $8M in annual research expenditures, the School provides an unparalleled opportunity for interdisciplinary research in the food, energy, environment nexus. The responsibilities of the Director will be to provide strategic leadership and vision for the School, effectively oversee administrative, fiscal and human resource matters, advocate with external stakeholders, and pursue teaching, research and development opportunities. The successful candidate will provide leadership across the School in delivery across all missions of teaching, research and Extension. In addition to those core responsibilities, the Director will actively conduct impactful scholarship within the School\'s mission. Responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the School and oversee administrative, fiscal and human resource matters. • Advocate with external stakeholders and pursue teaching, research and development opportunities. • Provide leadership across the School in delivery across all missions of teaching, research and Extension. • Actively conduct impactful scholarship within the School\'s mission. Required Qualifications
Earned Doctorate in Plant, Soil or Environmental Sciences or related field, with an outstanding record of scholarship in research, teaching and/or Extension, and qualified for tenure at the rank of Professor Demonstrated ability for leadership, strategic planning in a multidisciplinary environment, and management of people and resources at a unit, departmental or higher level Effectiveness in personnel management, interpersonal and stakeholder communication, and consensus building Understanding of and commitment to the three missions of a land grant university A commitment to Virginia Tech\'s Principles of Community Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a land grant university Appointment Type
Regular Salary Information
Commensurate with Experience Review Date
08/15/2025 Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check. About Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) and pushes the boundaries of knowledge through a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. As a comprehensive land-grant institution, it enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world and is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia and other campuses and extension offices. Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually. Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Dr. Stefan Robert at stefanroberts@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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Applications are invited for the position of Director of the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. The School is a national and international leader for improving human wellbeing and quality of life through learning, discovery and engagement in plant and environmental sciences. The School's faculty integrate fundamental discovery as well as applied science to enhance plant and soil health, protect water resources and quality, improve food security, design intelligent human landscapes, and promote environmental stewardship. The School was established in 2018 with the goal of integrating the mission elements across Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science. Within the School, these disciplines share crosscutting interdisciplinary research and are connected through undergraduate curricula and linked graduate programs, as well as through statewide Research, Extension and Outreach activities. The School will consist of 95 affiliated faculty and postdocs, 48 staff, over 115 graduate students and post docs and 7 undergraduate degree programs encompassing 350 students. With over $8M in annual research expenditures, the School provides an unparalleled opportunity for interdisciplinary research in the food, energy, environment nexus. The responsibilities of the Director will be to provide strategic leadership and vision for the School, effectively oversee administrative, fiscal and human resource matters, advocate with external stakeholders, and pursue teaching, research and development opportunities. The successful candidate will provide leadership across the School in delivery across all missions of teaching, research and Extension. In addition to those core responsibilities, the Director will actively conduct impactful scholarship within the School\'s mission. Responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the School and oversee administrative, fiscal and human resource matters. • Advocate with external stakeholders and pursue teaching, research and development opportunities. • Provide leadership across the School in delivery across all missions of teaching, research and Extension. • Actively conduct impactful scholarship within the School\'s mission. Required Qualifications
Earned Doctorate in Plant, Soil or Environmental Sciences or related field, with an outstanding record of scholarship in research, teaching and/or Extension, and qualified for tenure at the rank of Professor Demonstrated ability for leadership, strategic planning in a multidisciplinary environment, and management of people and resources at a unit, departmental or higher level Effectiveness in personnel management, interpersonal and stakeholder communication, and consensus building Understanding of and commitment to the three missions of a land grant university A commitment to Virginia Tech\'s Principles of Community Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a land grant university Appointment Type
Regular Salary Information
Commensurate with Experience Review Date
08/15/2025 Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check. About Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) and pushes the boundaries of knowledge through a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. As a comprehensive land-grant institution, it enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world and is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia and other campuses and extension offices. Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually. Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Dr. Stefan Robert at stefanroberts@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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