Theme 1: AI to Advance Life Sciences (RISE-AI)
Successful candidates will develop an innovative research program that leverages advanced AI techniques to uncover novel biological insights, contribute to understanding complex systems, and drive discoveries in grand challenges in biological sciences.
Committee Members:
- Jeri Barak (chair), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Jake Brunkard, Genetics
- Sam Butcher, Biochemistry
- Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology
- Francisco Peñagaricano, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Tim Rhoads, Nutritional Sciences
Theme 2: AI to Enhance Agricultural and Natural Systems (RISE-AI, RISE-EARTH)
Ideal candidates will possess expertise in environmental, ecosystem, or agricultural sciences and technologies, or a related field, with a strong emphasis on using AI to generate, analyze, and harmonize complex environmental or agricultural data.
Committee Members:
- James Crall, Entomology
- Zac Freedman, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Chris Kucharik, Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Guilherme Rosa, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Phil Townsend, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
- Heather White (chair), Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
- Zhou Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering
Theme 3: Furthering the Bioeconomy (RISE-EARTH)
Ideal candidates will have a strong background in synthetic biology, biotechnology, science communication, or related fields, with expertise related to developing biological systems for producing renewable materials, chemicals, and fuels or conducting social science to understand barriers and drivers for growing the bioeconomy.
Committee Members:
- Tim Donohue, Bacteriology
- Daniela Drummond-Barbosa, Genetics
- Sundaram Gunasekaran, Biological Systems Engineering
- Gulustan Ozturk, Food Science
- Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry
- Troy Runge (chair), Associate Dean for Research and Extension
- Bret Shaw, Life Sciences Communication
Theme 4: Mitigating Climate Impacts on Agroecosystems and Communities (RISE-EARTH)
Ideal candidates will lead an integrated research/teaching/outreach program that examines adaptation and/or mitigation of climate-induced stresses on agroecosystems and communities that rely on them in disciplines from natural to social sciences.
Committee Members:
- Audrey Girard, Food Science
- Irwin Goldman (co-chair), Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Corbett Grainger, Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Claudio Gratton, Entomology
- Steven Hall, Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Yun Jiang, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Aurelie Rakotondrafara, Plant Pathology
- Monica White, Community and Environmental Sociology
- Heidi Zoerb (co-chair), Associate Dean for Strategy and External Relations