The Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level using molecular, genetic, biochemical, ?omics, mathematical modeling and/or cell biology approaches to study microbes (prokaryotic, eukaryotic, or viral) associated with plants. Competitive applicants will meet minimum requirements of a PhD in a related field and at least two years postdoctoral (Assistant level), four years in a tenure track position (Associate level), or similar experience at the onset of the position. The successful candidate will have established a record of research that includes significant sc