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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I am hiring the primary support position for my alternative crops and organics program with NC State University. This position is located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. You get the benefits of working for a major land-grant university while getting to live</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">near Asheville</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">in the Blue Ridge Mountains! This is a permanent, full-time position that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">will</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">work very closely with me to manage my diverse research and extension program.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The ideal candidate</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">has</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> a Master</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’s Degree in Horticulture or Plant Pathology, experience with medicinal herbs and organic agriculture, experience with experimental field design and SAS,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and a basic understanding of bookkeeping</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Being very organized and a team player is crucial. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">We currently have</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> projects on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">bloodroot as a dye plant, domestic production of Chinese medicinal herbs,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">growing and marketing woodland botanical</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, Echinacea growth and constituents,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">hops variety testing,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">participatory organic broccoli variety testing, broccoli breeding, organic cucurbit breeding,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> organic produce washing systems,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">stevia production, and heirloom tomato taste tests. For more information, please visit my blog post at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://ncalternativecropsandorganics.blogspot.com/2013/03/hiring-organic-and-alternative-crops.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://ncalternativecropsandorganics.blogspot.com/2013/03/hiring-organic-and-alternative-crops.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thank you. Jeanine</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Jeanine M. Davis, Ph.D.</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
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