This position is located in the Agricultural Systems Research Unit in Sidney, Montana. The incumbent conducts both independent research and team-based research integrating critical problem areas of weed ecology, chemical control measures, and the adaptation of new ideas and technologies into holistic management systems for production agriculture. Functions as the Lead Scientist in the Units team research on the management impacts on multi-year research of dryland cropping system rotations (examining rotational effects on crop and weed production as well as the water-plant-soil-plant ecology), coordinating general dryland field/plot operations (e.g., planting tillage, spraying, harvests, sampling activities) and data collection. The overall goal of the incumbents research is to identify and enhance culturally- and biologically-based weed control strategies and to develop new approaches and/or modify agricultural management practices that provide integrated, effective, ecological weed management at a cropping systems level for wheat-based dryland production that includes pulses and oilseed crops. Collaborative team research includes: investigations into the effect of environmental and cultural factors on the ecological interactions of the cropping systems affecting weed infestation and control dynamics. Closing date is August 10.
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