Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) hiring for two faculty, one director position

Cornell's School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS), under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), continues its recent hiring trends to grow the school's faculty and non-faculty capacities.

Two recently-featured faculty positions were announced, both in Cornell-CALS-SIPS. These positions list a 60%/40% split between research/extension:

1. Assistant Professor of Vegetable Production Systems (Geneva, NY)

2. Genetic Optimization and Trait Engineering for Potato Improvement (Ithaca, NY)

Applications are due November 25th and December 1st, 2026, respectively, for the tenure-track positions.

Cornell's Soil Health Laboratory is looking for its next director, who will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to advance comprehensive soil health assessment, research, and outreach. This positions lists a 60%/20%/10%/10% split of responsibilities between Program Leadership & Laboratory Operations(60%)/Strategic Program Development & Administration(20%)/Analytical Development & Research Integration (10%)/Education & Training(10%). Applications are due December 7th, 2026, for the Senior Research Associate - Director Soil Health Laboratory, which is a non-tenure track faculty position based in Ithaca, NY.

All three positions can be found via Cornell's website, or academicjobsonline.org.