Endowed Chair of Tree Fruit Soil and Rhizosphere Science - Washington State University : Job Details

The Endowed Chair in Tree Fruit Soil and Rhizosphere Ecology is located in the Washington State University (WSU) Department of Crop and Soil Sciences but will collaborate widely both within and beyond WSU. The Chair is expected to address significant challenges to fruit production whose solutions can be derived from an improved understanding of soil and rhizosphere ecology. Research may include investigations of rhizosphere characteristics; function of microbial communities; the phytobiome and/or microbiome; plant nutrient and water uptake; nutrient cycling; signaling between root, microbes and scion; and root characteristics, exudates, and architecture. Stakeholders have prioritized needs related to fruit quality and tree health, in relation to soil fertility, pathogens, compaction, soil health, plant stress, among other areas of interest. The endowed chair is expected to collaborate with other scientists within the extension and the tree fruit industry to develop an integrated and im...Tree, Chair, Science, Research, Education, Health, Program