The Ohio State University Seeks Assistant or Associate Professor

The Department of Horticulture and Crop Science ( https://hcs.osu.edu ) and Chadwick Arboretum (Chadwickarboretum@osu.edu) at The Ohio State University seek applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor with dual responsibilities of teaching within the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and as the Director of the OSU Chadwick Arboretum.

This is a 12-month professional practice position (non-tenure track) with 60% teaching and 40% administration responsibilities. The Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens is a 30-acre living resource for education, research, outreach, and recreation within The Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus, Ohio. It is a cherished urban green space used by OSU faculty, students, and a diverse group of external stakeholders. It is home to many themed gardens and collections, including a green roof garden and labyrinth garden. Chadwick is also home to the OSU Cultivar Trial Gardens, which are utilized each year in collaboration with breeding companies to evaluate ornamental bedding plant landscape performance and consumer preference. The location of the cultivar trials in Columbus provides a unique opportunity for national and international audiences to view the trials as part of AmericanHort’s Cultivate conference programming each year.

 

Specific responsibilities of the position will include teaching undergraduate courses in the areas of landscape design and management, woody and herbaceous plant identification, and/or plant propagation

mentoring undergraduate students

and collaborating with OSU faculty and staff, state-wide educators, and the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center. Furthermore, as director of Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens, responsibilities will include setting direction on program priorities, providing oversight for plant collections, and planning gardens to enhance student learning opportunities. The successful candidate will also collaborate with arboretum staff to implement enhancements and provide arboretum-initiated educational programming, develop opportunities and programs to maximize the use of the arboretum as a living classroom, and promote the arboretum to colleagues as a teaching, research, Extension, and outreach resource. The faculty hire will also publish and disseminate cultivar trial results and other educational arboretum resources and assist the CFAES Office of Advancement with obtaining extramural funds.

 

 

Screening of applications will begin on January 14, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Complete applications include a

Questions about the position can be addressed to the Search Committee Co-Chairs at: Klooster.2@osu.edu or jones.1968@osu.edu

 

 

OSU is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance, supporting our community via institutionalized policies. OSU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.