The Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics has announced the finalists for the Perennial Cereals Breeding and Genomics faculty position.

Each of the finalists will participate in a campus visit that will include a research seminar, chalk talk and interviews with various constituencies and stakeholders of the Department and College.

Click on each candidate's name to access their CV.

This page will be updated as more information becomes available for each candidate's visit.

Public forums

All faculty, staff members, students, alumni, and other internal and external stakeholders are invited to attend the candidates' seminars and talks, which will be held on campus.

Evaluation

After meeting and attending seminars with the candidates, please fill out this evaluation form for each candidate. You can access this form and evaluate each candidate after their visit.

Meet the candidates

Hannah Stoll: March 31-April 1

• Research seminar: Tuesday, March 31, 11 a.m.-noon, 306 Borlaug Hall
• Pizza lunch with graduate students: Tuesday, March 31, noon-1 p.m., 408 Hayes Hall
• Research vision chalk talk: Wednesday, April 1, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 408 Hayes Hall
• Meeting with research and teaching faculty: Wednesday, April 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 408 Hayes Hall

Liza Van der Laan: April 2-3

• Research seminar: Thursday, April 2, 11 a.m.-noon, 306 Borlaug Hall
• Pizza lunch with graduate students: Thursday, April 2, noon-1 p.m., 408 Hayes Hall
• Research vision chalk talk: Friday, April 3, 10-11 a.m., 408 Hayes Hall
• Meeting with research and teaching faculty: Friday, April 3, 11 a.m.-noon, 408 Hayes Hall

Husain Agha: April 14-15

• Research seminar: Tuesday, April 14, 11 a.m.-noon, 306 Borlaug Hall
• Pizza lunch with graduate students: Tuesday, April 14, noon, 408 Hayes Hall
• Research vision chalk talk: Wednesday, April 15, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 408 Hayes Hall
• Meeting with research and teaching faculty: Wednesday, April 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 408 Hayes Hall

Search committee

Jim Anderson (chair), APG faculty

Rex Bernardo, APG faculty

Isabelle Fiore, graduate student (Lorenz lab)

Candice Hirsch, APG faculty

Mitch Hunter, co-director of Forever Green Initiative

Richard Magnusson, small grains grower

Laura Shannon, Horticultural Sciences faculty