Position Summary The Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University invites applications for a full‐time, 12-month tenure track Assistant Professor with an 85% research, 15% teaching appointment. The position start date is anticipated to be March 1, 2024. Research responsibilities will include fundamental and applied research in dry bean breeding and genetics. The major objective of the applied research is the development of improved varieties of multiple dry bean market classes. Current target traits of improvement of the breeding program include yield, disease resistance, canning quality, nitrogen use efficiency and abiotic stress resistance. Fundamental research will depend on the incumbent’s training, expertise, and interest, and will f