Graduate Education
Cultivate Your Potential
& Sow a Better Future
The Department of Agronomy is home to trailblazing faculty and staff who share an unwavering commitment to student success and are celebrated for ground-breaking research. Our graduate students have access to innovative research opportunities and the latest technologies in the field. Our curriculum emphasizes the foundational knowledge and skills required to improve the productivity and management of agroecosystems using biotechnologies, informatics, and technical solutions for a broad range of environmental challenges. We invite you to become part of our research community, where you will refine your critical thinking skills, expand your professional network, and contribute your unique perspective to shaping agricultural systems both locally and globally.
Employment Opportunities
Research Assistantships
A number of our faculty are in search of research assistants for their labs. Learn more about each position:
PhD - Soil Health & Water Quality
Post Doc - Geoinformatics & Soil
PhD - Process-Based Soil Carbon Modeling
Post Doc - Soil Microbiome Environments & Microbiology
Soil Fertility Position
The Agronomy Department at Purdue University is seeking applications for a clinical Assistant Professor (9-month appointment with opportunity for summer supplement) with Extension, research, and teaching responsibilities in soil fertility and crop nutrient management.
The successful candidate will lead an innovative Extension and research program focused on nutrient requirements needed to sustain or improve crop yields, while reducing nutrient losses to the environment. The successful candidate will develop and disseminate science-based information to producers, technical service providers, certified crop advisors, and state and federal agency personnel using appropriate information delivery technologies. Original primary research, as well as synthesis of existing literature via systematic reviews/meta-analyses, are encouraged.
The appointee is expected to develop a vigorous, externally funded research and Extension program that supports graduate students and publishing in peer-reviewed scientific literature. The successful candidate should also have demonstrated involvement in classroom education.
MS (thesis / non-thesis) and PhD degrees offered in topics related to:
Plant Genetics & Breeding
Plant Physiology
Crop Production
Soil Science
Agroecology
Remote Sensing
Crop Modeling
Environmental Microbiology
Land & Water Management
Student Stories
Hear from some outstanding graduate students in Agronomy.
Listen to each of their stories here, and learn more about them and other future agronomists at Purdue on our Student Stories page.