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Working TitleHLA Postdoctoral Fellow Open Pool

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person

Research Professional PositionYes

Posting Number202402025AP

Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional

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Number of Vacancies

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Proposed Annual Salary Range$50,000 to $65,000 plus applicable benefits. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Employee Benefits

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Desired Start Date

Position End Date (if temporary)

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on05/30/2025

Description of Work Unit

Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city. Fort Collins is situated on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with views of 14,000 foot peaks, and offers access to numerous cultural, recreational, and outdoor opportunities.

The Horticulture and Landscape Architecture department strives to discover, apply, and disseminate knowledge and technology while developing future leaders in the state, the nation, and the world. Through hands-on experiential learning in each of our three majors, Environmental Horticulture, Horticulture, and Landscape Architecture, we encourage human engagement with the landscape and demonstrate our focus to solve problems for people, agriculture, and the environment through scholarship and creativity fostered by teamwork and individual diversity and inclusion.

Position Summary

Temporary part-time or full-time Postdoctoral Fellow positions may become available through the year in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Fields of research include but are not limited to:

+ Controlled Environment Horticulture/Agriculture;

+ Food Chemistry/Phytochemistry/Analytical Science;

+ Food quality, sensory, human health;

+ Produce safety, microbial ecology;

+ Pomology; Bioactive plant components;

+ Dietary intervention/Gut health/Obesity and cancer prevention;

+ Ecophysiology;

+ Environmental and stress physiology;

+ Floriculture, greenhouse technology;

+ Horticulture and Human Health;

+ Irrigation management; Landscape/ornamental plants;

+ Landscape water conservation;

+ Organic/Vegetable crops;

+ Potato breeding and production;

+ Post harvest physiology;

+ Rhizosphere biology/ecology;

+ Turfgrass science/Turf ecosystem modeling;

+ Urban agriculture, green roofs, and native plants; and

+ Viticulture.

Required Job Qualifications

+ Completed PhD or equivalent degree from an accredited institution by start date of employment.

Preferred Job Qualifications

Essential Duties

Application Details

Special Instructions to Applicants

Apply online with the following application materials: (1) Cover letter outlining your specific area(s) of expertise, (2) Curriculum Vitae, and (3) Copy of unofficial academic transcript(s).

Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

This open pool is valid until May 30, 2025. Individuals will need to re-apply to an active pool after this date.

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Search ContactMelissa Harmon, [email protected]

EEO

Colorado State University ( CSU ) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Cover Letter

+ Curriculum Vitae

+ Unofficial Transcripts

Optional Documents