The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland is seeking an energetic and motivated applicant for a fulltime Research Plant Physiologist/ Research Soil Scientist/ Agricultural Engineer position. The candidate chosen for this position will be a part of a highly experienced, diverse, and multifaceted team whose mission is to evaluate and assess crop responses to climate change, develop adaptation and mitigation strategies, apply systems theory to the solution of complex, agricultural problems and to develop computer?aided farm decision support systems and assessment tools for environmental study and analysis.  The ideal candidate would be a systems level