JOB SUMMARY: This position is located in the USDA, ARS, Plains Area, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Sugarbeet Research Unit in Fargo, ND. In this position, you will serve as a Research Chemist and will conduct research focused on the development of innovative and integrative strategies and novel management tools that minimize economic losses from Cercospora leaf spot and other important diseases of sugarbeet that impact yield, postharvest storage-related characteristics, or marketability. MAJOR DUTIES: Work independently but coordinate research activities with other scientists in the Management Unit, researchers at North Dakota State University, and elsewhere as part of a national cooperative research program to improve sugarbeet production. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.