Plans, designs, and conducts field, greenhouse, and on-farm experiments related to the epidemiology and integrated management of diseases of corn and small grain crops; coordinates the establishment and execution of experiments at research farms; collects, processes, and analyses data from field and greenhouse experiments; prepares product-testing project reports, factsheets, and materials for presentations at scientific and extension meetings, conferences, workshops and field days; supervises research assistants, summer interns, and research aides; assists with the preparation of research papers and manuscripts for publication; contributes to the maintenance and calibration of field and lab instruments; assist with the preparation and maintenance of inoculum and fungal cultures, and co