Project Administrator — Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
A full-time position supporting coordination and management of the SYNCORNET project, a multi-institutional research effort focused on improving nitrogen efficiency in corn agriculture. The role involves coordinating project activities, supporting reporting and administration, and working across partner institutions.

Postdoctoral Scholar — Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
A postdoctoral research position in the Topp Lab focused on identifying and functionally characterizing genes that regulate root development and plant–environment interactions. The role involves work in quantitative genetics and genome-wide association of root traits, integration of multi-omics datasets, gene editing and validation of candidate loci, and cell and developmental biology of root growth. Opportunities also include research on plant–microbe interactions such as arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, along with collaboration across field, genomic, and computational platforms.

Postdoctoral Scholar — Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
A postdoctoral research position in the Topp Lab focused on developing predictive frameworks that integrate phenomics and multi-omics data to understand root system architecture and function. The role includes structural–functional modeling of root systems, high-dimensional trait analysis, quantitative genetic and predictive breeding approaches, and machine learning applied to genotype–phenotype–environment interactions, with an emphasis on scaling root traits to agroecosystem processes.

Postdoctoral Scholar — Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
A postdoctoral research position in the Topp Lab focused on translating mechanistic root biology into field performance and ecosystem outcomes. The role includes large-scale field phenotyping of above- and belowground traits, evaluating root contributions to nitrogen and water use efficiency, investigating greenhouse gas emissions and soil biogeochemistry, and assessing root-mediated ecosystem services in cropping systems, including testing edited or selected genotypes under realistic production environments.