VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE
Research Chair, Tender Fruit & Sensory Cluster

RESEARCH CHAIR
A little more than a century ago, a visionary named Moses F. Rittenhouse endowed a new institution, the Vineland Research Station, and charged it with the mission of nurturing a competitive tender fruit industry on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario. This generous gift of a manse house and a tract of rich and fertile land was the genesis of what is today a world class centre of excellence for horticulture, ornamentals and greenhouse research. With renewed financial support from provincial and federal governments and commitment from industry, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is poised to make a substantial contribution to this vital sector of Ontario's and Canada's economy. In a world of climate change and diminished water resources, Vineland will become a beacon of sustainability, original and applied research.

As Vineland works toward a future where pesticides are no longer needed and where innovative plants thrive, it is seeking two top scientists to lead research initiatives and to share knowledge with their industry sectors. If you are ready to join a leading-edge centre of research, innovation and commercialization, Vineland will encourage you to pursue your passion for research and collaboration among scientists, governments, the private sector, including growers, processors and marketers, who serve us all. Build and lead a strong research team. Secure research grants. Take advantage of cross appointments with Ontario's leading universities in agriculture. Build national and international relationships with key stakeholders.

Chair - Tender Fruit / Sensory Research Cluster
Building on current research in the areas of breeding, production and yield security, you will lead research initiatives that will add profitability and sustainability to the tender fruit industry. Working with consumer research, plant breeders, production researchers and stored products specialists, your work will have major impact on taste, smell, and texture of Niagara fruit.

Vineland is located in the beautiful wine country of the Niagara Region in Southern Ontario. The Centre consists of a 218 acre land base and existing laboratories. A key feature of the Business Plan is the construction of new state-of-the-art laboratories within 3 to 5 years.

Situated within a unique combination of micro-climate and an "urban-rural" environment, and minutes away from Niagara Falls, and close to both Toronto and New York, you won't find a safer, more beautiful, inspiring community to pursue your research and to call home.

To explore this opportunity further, please contact Paul Stanley or Tanya Todorovic in our Toronto office at (416) 366-1990 or forward a resume with cover letter to Mireille Macia via email to mireille.macia@rayberndtson.ca or

Submit your resume online to www.rayberndtson.ca/en/careers/7420 .