General Description Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Dallas (http://dallas.tamu.edu) is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual for the position of Assistant Professor in Plant Genomics.  The appointment is 100% effort with AgriLife Research and is 12-month, base-funded position.  The successful candidate will develop and maintain a nationally and internationally recognized research program in plant genomics with a focus primarily on urban crops, specifically, warm-season turfgrasses and fruits and vegetables grown in controlled environments. The incumbent is expected to use innovative genomics and molecular biology approaches including, but not limited to, genome/transcriptome sequencing and analyses, genotyping-by-sequencing, genome-w