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The Plant Resilience Institute at MSU is growing and needs talented individuals across research, administration, and communication. Visit these active postings to learn more and check back often for new opportunities.
Open Positions
Administrative Support Positions
PCA/PMN/WALII Communications Coordinator: PRI Director Dr. Sue Rhee is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and creative person to coordinate the online and in-person communications of several federally funded life science centers to promote the science and scientists of the centers. The current centers include the Plant Cell Atlas (PCA), Plant Metabolic Network (PMN), and Water and Life Interface Institute (WALII). The successful applicant will be primarily responsible for advancing the missions of the centers through content creation and dissemination, supporting external communications, and internal communication coordination.
C-SPIRIT Outreach and Promotion Coordinator: The Michigan State University National Science Foundation (NSF) Global Center, C-SPIRIT, is now hiring an outreach and promotion coordinator! The successful applicant will be a highly motivated, organized, and creative person to coordinate the communications, outreach, and stakeholder engagement activities of the interdisciplinary, multi-institutional, international research center.
The Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork, or C-SPIRIT, addresses the critical challenge of stabilizing global food production amid unpredictable weather patterns. One of the primary missions of C-SPIRIT is to engage industry and agricultural stakeholders, ensuring that the developed solutions are practical, scalable, and adopted widely. A particular focus on public engagement and technology adoption aims to build trust and facilitate the widespread implementation of sustainable agricultural practices.
Tenure-System Faculty Positions
The Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University has openings for multiple new faculty positions at a tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level from individuals using innovative laboratory, computational, or field experimental approaches to study plant responses to the environment. Questions about these positions can be directed to Associate Director Dr. David Lowry at PRI.Admin@msu.edu.
Read more about MSU's Plant Science Excellence Hiring Campaign here.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Why MSU?
Michigan State University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is listed among the 100 most distinguished research universities in the world. With over $750 million dollars in research expenditures annually, MSU is a Top 50 research university nationally. Nearly 1,900 tenure stream faculty and 17 degree-granting colleges including Engineering, Natural Science, Agriculture, three Colleges of Medicine (Human, Osteopathic, and Veterinary), Education, Humanities, Social Science, and the MSU/Department of Energy Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, create diverse and countless opportunities for collaboration.
