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Maintenance Generalist II	60950000 - AG-PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH - ED	Marion	11 Aug 2026
The Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU) in Citra is hiring a Maintenance Generalist II. The PSREU was established to provide space and support for specialized research on fruit, vegetables, turf, agronomic and ornamental crops for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. To accomplish this mission, PSREU staff interact with faculty and staff members to complete successful research projects. These projects are detailed, and precise data must be obtained for the results to be meaningful. Incumbent is responsible to Director of Research at the PSREU. This position is responsible for overall unit building and grounds maintenance for Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU). Assist with set-up for indoor and/or outdoor presentations for on-site meetings and events.
Assistant/Associate Professor: Applied Artificial Intelligence	60750000 - AG-GCREC - BALM	Hillsborough
The position is part of a cohort of new hires for the GCREC Agricultural AI Institute that will focus on the development, advancement, and deployment of applied artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture with an emphasis on automation and efficiency in specialty crop production. The successful candidate will advance the Institute’s research mission by developing, validating, and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) innovations into field-ready agricultural technologies that address crop production challenges including, but not limited to, weed, disease, and insect detection, nutrient deficiency identification, crop characterization, and yield estimation.
Research Assistant Scientist	60100000 - AG-MICROBIOLOGY - CELL SCI	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include research related to a tomato project and assistance with the citrus project EPA and FDA regulations. Work includes, field sampling, extractions and analysis of samples from a multi-year tomato project. For the citrus project, preparing documents for EPA submission and assessment for possible commercial citrus lines as well as label approval from the FDA.
Assistant Professor	60060000 - AG-FOOD - RESOURCES ECONOMICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include teaching courses in agricultural and applied economics that span the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The specific assignment will be determined in consultation with the candidate’s expertise and departmental needs. The candidate is expected to develop a nationally recognized research program on economic issues important to the food and agricultural industry, particularly international trade, agricultural policy, or related issues.
Assistant/Associate Professor (Plant Breeder)	60740000 - AG-EREC-BELLE GLADE	Palm Beach
Duties will include improving lettuce cultivars of cos (romaine) and crisphead (iceberg) types for Florida production. Focus on improving other types of lettuce such as leaf, butterhead, niche, and other leafy vegetables. Provide lettuce breeding lines and cultivars adapted to different environmental conditions throughout the state, with an emphasis on the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) where 90% of lettuce is cultivated. Other leafy vegetables, such as spinach, chard, and kale are cultivated in the EAA for baby leaf production, and support for the baby leaf industry on field production issues such as diseases affecting this industry is expected.
Lecturer/Instructional Assistant Professor	60060000 - AG-FOOD - RESOURCES ECONOMICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include teaching undergraduate courses (on-campus and online) in agricultural economics and agribusiness. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. A successful candidate with a Ph.D. degree would be eligible to use the ‘Instructional Assistant Professor’ working title.
Assistant/Associate Professor of Plant Disease Resistance	60190000 - AG-PLANT PATHOLOGY	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Within their research appointment, the faculty member will develop an internationally recognized, externally funded program using contemporary methods to explore and improve genetic resistance of plant species to pathogens. The overarching goal is to understand plant resistance and susceptibility and to develop genetically improved plants for crop production, ecosystem restoration or other applications. Within the teaching appointment, the faculty member will develop and teach a course aligned with plant disease resistance at the graduate level and participate in teaching other formal courses at the graduate/undergraduate level.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Remote Sensing	60070000 - AG-AGRICUL - BIOLOGICAL ENG	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The faculty member in this position will develop active, successful, nationally recognized research and teaching programs in remote sensing technologies and techniques to detect, describe, predict threats impacting our agricultural and natural systems and evaluate mitigation strategies. The successful candidate will develop theoretical/foundational algorithms in remote sensing and/or sensor development (hardware) utilizing a variety of sensors such as fluorescence, hyperspectral and multispectral optical sensing, LiDAR, and/or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The applications may include but not limited to satellite-based spatio-temporal remote sensing in soil and plant nutrients/organic matter, ecosystem health (such as agriculture, rangelands, and forests), natural hazards, land use/cover changes (e.g. soil degradation); and/or water quality for health and societal well-being.
Assistant Professor in Coastal/Marine/Inland Water Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis	60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
This is a tenure-accruing position that will be 30% teaching and 70% research. Research duties include developing a collaborative, internationally recognized and externally funded research program focused on applications of remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and visualization technologies to marine resource management.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Improvement of Flavor Profiles of Specialty Crops	60230000 - AG-HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Research Duties: Advances in biochemistry, metabolomics, metabolic engineering, and genomics for high-value fruit and vegetable crops are opening new and valuable research opportunities for flavor genomics applied to plant breeding. Teaching duties: Teaching duties will include undergraduate and/or graduate courses related to genetics, biochemistry and breeding. The appointed will contribute effort in teaching PCB 5065 Advanced Genetics.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Postharvest Physiologist	60230000 - AG-HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will develop an extramurally funded, nationally recognized research and teaching program in postharvest biology and biochemistry. The incumbent will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction in the teaching program (30% FTE), including the following components: a) co-teaching a joint undergraduate/graduate course, b) developing a new graduate-level course in postharvest instrumentation, c) contributing to a team-taught plant biochemistry course and, d) guest lecturing in related courses.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Phytopathology in Controlled and Space Environments	60870000 - AG-MREC-APOPKA	Orange
The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, extramurally funded, research and teaching program in specialty crops pathology in controlled environment structures (greenhouses, vertical farming, container farming, high tunnels, and screen/shade houses) and space environment, with emphasis on advancing knowledge of plant disease epidemiology. Particular emphasis will be placed on addressing to the unique challenges of managing plant health in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) that support human habitats in space, including those relevant to the International Space Station, lunar, and Martian missions.
Extension Assistant Professor - Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI)	60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The incoming faculty member will create and deliver an innovative and integrated Extension and teaching program to further the mission of NRLI and support instruction in FFGS. The candidate will complement the current NRLI Project Team by focusing on four main areas: NRLI Instruction, Program Development & Partnership Support, Facilitation, and SFFGS Teaching.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Nutritional Sciences	60150000 - AG-FOOD SCIENCE - HUMAN NUTR	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The candidate is expected to have expertise in human nutrition and metabolism (or related fields), and to develop or continue a strong research program focusing on human health and disease related to nutrition. Teaching will include graduate and undergraduate courses within nutritional sciences. The candidate is expected to deliver quality instruction in both online and in-person modalities.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Nutrient Management Specialist	60780000 - AG-RCREC-ONA	Hardee
The faculty member will develop efficient and economical land use and nutrient management practices to improve forage growth and quality for beef and dairy systems in central and south Florida. Research responsibilities include field and laboratory studies on nutrient requirements of forage crops grown for hay or in multiforage grazing systems, and establishing relationships among forage nutrient needs, soil tests, and plant tissue analyses aligned with the 4Rs of fertilizer management.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Urban Landscape Entomology - Florida Pest Management Association (FPMA) Endowed	60870000 - AG-MREC-APOPKA	Orange
The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, and extramurally funded, research and Extension program in urban landscape entomology, with emphasis on turfgrass and ornamental landscapes. Research themes should address insect pest biology, ecology, and integrated management strategies tailored to Florida systems across urban and suburban landscapes, including, residential and commercial landscapes, athletic fields, sod production, and golf courses. Collaboration with colleagues across Florida, the southern region, and nationally and internationally is expected.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Chemistry of Food and Food Ingredients	60150000 - AG-FOOD SCIENCE - HUMAN NUTR	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will develop a research and teaching program related to the chemistry of food and food ingredients. Appropriate research areas may include, but are not limited to, sustainable food ingredients, sensory, allergens, toxicology, plant-based food ingredients, chemistry of sustainably sourced food components (flavor, color, nutritive and bioactive compounds) which can promote health while ensuring a palatable food supply, microplastics, engineered nanoparticles, and PFASs in the food chain.
Assistant/Associate Professor, Coastal Wetlands Ecologist	60820000 - AG-WFREC-JAY	Santa Rosa
This position will focus on diverse wildlife conservation issues. The individual is expected to assume teaching duties in a dynamic on-going natural resource conservation program at WFREC. The successful candidate will deliver three-four courses annually. Courses will include Wetland Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife of Florida, and Wildlife of Florida Lab annually.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Forage Agronomy	60080000 - AG-AGRONOMY	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will serve as the Forage Agronomist and is expected to develop a strong applied and/or basic research and education program focused on forage-livestock production systems and their interaction with the environment. The research may include studies on fertilization and irrigation of forages, ecophysiology, grassland ecology, evaluation of new forage cultivars and breeding lines, animal performance and behavior, forage ecology, or other topics of interest to a state, regional, and national audience.
Assistant or Associate Professor – Space Biology / Astrobiology	60100000 - AG-MICROBIOLOGY - CELL SCI	Brevard
Duties will include teaching a 3-credit course in space life sciences to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels annually, training PhD students, and contributing to the graduate curriculum. The incumbent will also assist with curriculum development for new BS, MS, and PhD programs in space sciences currently being formed across campus and teach courses within these programs. Research related to the fields of space biology, space biomanufacturing, and/or astrobiology (e.g. extremophile research) are of particular interest.

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Position	Department	Location	Closes
Maintenance Generalist II	60950000 - AG-PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH - ED	Marion	11 Aug 2026
The Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU) in Citra is hiring a Maintenance Generalist II. The PSREU was established to provide space and support for specialized research on fruit, vegetables, turf, agronomic and ornamental crops for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. To accomplish this mission, PSREU staff interact with faculty and staff members to complete successful research projects. These projects are detailed, and precise data must be obtained for the results to be meaningful. Incumbent is responsible to Director of Research at the PSREU. This position is responsible for overall unit building and grounds maintenance for Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU). Assist with set-up for indoor and/or outdoor presentations for on-site meetings and events.
Assistant/Associate Professor: Applied Artificial Intelligence	60750000 - AG-GCREC - BALM	Hillsborough
The position is part of a cohort of new hires for the GCREC Agricultural AI Institute that will focus on the development, advancement, and deployment of applied artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture with an emphasis on automation and efficiency in specialty crop production. The successful candidate will advance the Institute’s research mission by developing, validating, and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) innovations into field-ready agricultural technologies that address crop production challenges including, but not limited to, weed, disease, and insect detection, nutrient deficiency identification, crop characterization, and yield estimation.
Research Assistant Scientist	60100000 - AG-MICROBIOLOGY - CELL SCI	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include research related to a tomato project and assistance with the citrus project EPA and FDA regulations. Work includes, field sampling, extractions and analysis of samples from a multi-year tomato project. For the citrus project, preparing documents for EPA submission and assessment for possible commercial citrus lines as well as label approval from the FDA.
Assistant Professor	60060000 - AG-FOOD - RESOURCES ECONOMICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include teaching courses in agricultural and applied economics that span the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The specific assignment will be determined in consultation with the candidate’s expertise and departmental needs. The candidate is expected to develop a nationally recognized research program on economic issues important to the food and agricultural industry, particularly international trade, agricultural policy, or related issues.
Assistant/Associate Professor (Plant Breeder)	60740000 - AG-EREC-BELLE GLADE	Palm Beach
Duties will include improving lettuce cultivars of cos (romaine) and crisphead (iceberg) types for Florida production. Focus on improving other types of lettuce such as leaf, butterhead, niche, and other leafy vegetables. Provide lettuce breeding lines and cultivars adapted to different environmental conditions throughout the state, with an emphasis on the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) where 90% of lettuce is cultivated. Other leafy vegetables, such as spinach, chard, and kale are cultivated in the EAA for baby leaf production, and support for the baby leaf industry on field production issues such as diseases affecting this industry is expected.
Lecturer/Instructional Assistant Professor	60060000 - AG-FOOD - RESOURCES ECONOMICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Duties will include teaching undergraduate courses (on-campus and online) in agricultural economics and agribusiness. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. A successful candidate with a Ph.D. degree would be eligible to use the ‘Instructional Assistant Professor’ working title.
Assistant/Associate Professor of Plant Disease Resistance	60190000 - AG-PLANT PATHOLOGY	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Within their research appointment, the faculty member will develop an internationally recognized, externally funded program using contemporary methods to explore and improve genetic resistance of plant species to pathogens. The overarching goal is to understand plant resistance and susceptibility and to develop genetically improved plants for crop production, ecosystem restoration or other applications. Within the teaching appointment, the faculty member will develop and teach a course aligned with plant disease resistance at the graduate level and participate in teaching other formal courses at the graduate/undergraduate level.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Remote Sensing	60070000 - AG-AGRICUL - BIOLOGICAL ENG	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The faculty member in this position will develop active, successful, nationally recognized research and teaching programs in remote sensing technologies and techniques to detect, describe, predict threats impacting our agricultural and natural systems and evaluate mitigation strategies. The successful candidate will develop theoretical/foundational algorithms in remote sensing and/or sensor development (hardware) utilizing a variety of sensors such as fluorescence, hyperspectral and multispectral optical sensing, LiDAR, and/or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The applications may include but not limited to satellite-based spatio-temporal remote sensing in soil and plant nutrients/organic matter, ecosystem health (such as agriculture, rangelands, and forests), natural hazards, land use/cover changes (e.g. soil degradation); and/or water quality for health and societal well-being.
Assistant Professor in Coastal/Marine/Inland Water Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis	60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
This is a tenure-accruing position that will be 30% teaching and 70% research. Research duties include developing a collaborative, internationally recognized and externally funded research program focused on applications of remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and visualization technologies to marine resource management.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Improvement of Flavor Profiles of Specialty Crops	60230000 - AG-HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Research Duties: Advances in biochemistry, metabolomics, metabolic engineering, and genomics for high-value fruit and vegetable crops are opening new and valuable research opportunities for flavor genomics applied to plant breeding. Teaching duties: Teaching duties will include undergraduate and/or graduate courses related to genetics, biochemistry and breeding. The appointed will contribute effort in teaching PCB 5065 Advanced Genetics.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Postharvest Physiologist	60230000 - AG-HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will develop an extramurally funded, nationally recognized research and teaching program in postharvest biology and biochemistry. The incumbent will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction in the teaching program (30% FTE), including the following components: a) co-teaching a joint undergraduate/graduate course, b) developing a new graduate-level course in postharvest instrumentation, c) contributing to a team-taught plant biochemistry course and, d) guest lecturing in related courses.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Phytopathology in Controlled and Space Environments	60870000 - AG-MREC-APOPKA	Orange
The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, extramurally funded, research and teaching program in specialty crops pathology in controlled environment structures (greenhouses, vertical farming, container farming, high tunnels, and screen/shade houses) and space environment, with emphasis on advancing knowledge of plant disease epidemiology. Particular emphasis will be placed on addressing to the unique challenges of managing plant health in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) that support human habitats in space, including those relevant to the International Space Station, lunar, and Martian missions.
Extension Assistant Professor - Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI)	60460000 - AG-SCHL FOR, FISH, & GEOMATICS	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The incoming faculty member will create and deliver an innovative and integrated Extension and teaching program to further the mission of NRLI and support instruction in FFGS. The candidate will complement the current NRLI Project Team by focusing on four main areas: NRLI Instruction, Program Development & Partnership Support, Facilitation, and SFFGS Teaching.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Nutritional Sciences	60150000 - AG-FOOD SCIENCE - HUMAN NUTR	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The candidate is expected to have expertise in human nutrition and metabolism (or related fields), and to develop or continue a strong research program focusing on human health and disease related to nutrition. Teaching will include graduate and undergraduate courses within nutritional sciences. The candidate is expected to deliver quality instruction in both online and in-person modalities.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Nutrient Management Specialist	60780000 - AG-RCREC-ONA	Hardee
The faculty member will develop efficient and economical land use and nutrient management practices to improve forage growth and quality for beef and dairy systems in central and south Florida. Research responsibilities include field and laboratory studies on nutrient requirements of forage crops grown for hay or in multiforage grazing systems, and establishing relationships among forage nutrient needs, soil tests, and plant tissue analyses aligned with the 4Rs of fertilizer management.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Urban Landscape Entomology - Florida Pest Management Association (FPMA) Endowed	60870000 - AG-MREC-APOPKA	Orange
The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, and extramurally funded, research and Extension program in urban landscape entomology, with emphasis on turfgrass and ornamental landscapes. Research themes should address insect pest biology, ecology, and integrated management strategies tailored to Florida systems across urban and suburban landscapes, including, residential and commercial landscapes, athletic fields, sod production, and golf courses. Collaboration with colleagues across Florida, the southern region, and nationally and internationally is expected.
Assistant/Associate Professor - Chemistry of Food and Food Ingredients	60150000 - AG-FOOD SCIENCE - HUMAN NUTR	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will develop a research and teaching program related to the chemistry of food and food ingredients. Appropriate research areas may include, but are not limited to, sustainable food ingredients, sensory, allergens, toxicology, plant-based food ingredients, chemistry of sustainably sourced food components (flavor, color, nutritive and bioactive compounds) which can promote health while ensuring a palatable food supply, microplastics, engineered nanoparticles, and PFASs in the food chain.
Assistant/Associate Professor, Coastal Wetlands Ecologist	60820000 - AG-WFREC-JAY	Santa Rosa
This position will focus on diverse wildlife conservation issues. The individual is expected to assume teaching duties in a dynamic on-going natural resource conservation program at WFREC. The successful candidate will deliver three-four courses annually. Courses will include Wetland Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife of Florida, and Wildlife of Florida Lab annually.
Assistant/Associate Professor – Forage Agronomy	60080000 - AG-AGRONOMY	Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
The successful candidate will serve as the Forage Agronomist and is expected to develop a strong applied and/or basic research and education program focused on forage-livestock production systems and their interaction with the environment. The research may include studies on fertilization and irrigation of forages, ecophysiology, grassland ecology, evaluation of new forage cultivars and breeding lines, animal performance and behavior, forage ecology, or other topics of interest to a state, regional, and national audience.
Assistant or Associate Professor – Space Biology / Astrobiology	60100000 - AG-MICROBIOLOGY - CELL SCI	Brevard
Duties will include teaching a 3-credit course in space life sciences to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels annually, training PhD students, and contributing to the graduate curriculum. The incumbent will also assist with curriculum development for new BS, MS, and PhD programs in space sciences currently being formed across campus and teach courses within these programs. Research related to the fields of space biology, space biomanufacturing, and/or astrobiology (e.g. extremophile research) are of particular interest.

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