Position description: Seeking a 12 month postdoctoral associate in the agro-ecology lab at Virginia Tech. This position will be supported by a recently funded Agroecosystem Management grant from USDA and the successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Megan O'Rourke. The postdoc will join an interdisciplinary team studying a diversity of ecosystem services impacted by land-use on and around farms. The study system focuses on conventional and organic vegetable farms. Entomology will be the emphasis of research, specifically biological control and pollination. The interdisciplinary team includes researchers and students in fish and wildlife biology and agricultural economics who will work in the same system and will examine land-use and habitat management impacts on bats, birds, deer, and agri- tourism opportunities. Project partners include the Nature Conservancy, the Eastern Shore Land Trust, Cooperative Extension, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in entomology, agro-ecology or closely related field; strong statistical abilities and writing skills; ability to work independently; driver’s license; publication track-record; preference for pollinator and/or biocontrol research experience. Responsibilities: The successful candidate must be extremely independent. Summer field work will be based out of the Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center (ESAREC) while Virginia Tech’s main campus and supervising lab is located in Blacksburg, VA. The post-doc will be responsible for: 1) managing a network of 20 cooperating farmers and on-farm research sites; 2) establishing and monitoring pollinator conservation habitats on ten farms; 3) designing research protocols and conducting pollination and biological control field experiments; and 4) writing up existing research data about no-till pumpkin production and pollinator habitat establishment. Compensation: $40,000/yr plus full benefit package Duration: 12 months starting January, 2016; potential for 1 year renewal. Application Process: official application portal http://listings.jobs.vt.edu:80/postings/60327 Applications emailed directly to Megan O'Rourke cannot be fully considered and will need to be resubmitted through Virginia Tech's official application portal. The application portal will close October 1 and interviews and a position offer will be made ASAP thereafter. *************** Julie Cotton, M.S. Academic Specialist Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Michigan State University A264 Plant and Soil Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask] 517-355-0271 ext. 1156 undergrads: www.safss.msu.edu grads: www.effs.msu.edu