Careers

Headquartered at NC State University with regional offices throughout the country, the IR-4 Project team is made up of highly-skilled professionals in a wide variety of fields who all have a common mission: to facilitate regulatory approval of sustainable pest management technology for specialty crops and specialty uses to promote public wellbeing.

View and apply for current openings with the IR-4 Project via the links below. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about job openings and other announcements.

Headquarters Positions (Location: NC State University)

Environmental Horticulture Program Manager

The IR-4 Project Environmental Horticulture Program (EHP) Manager position will be tasked with coordinating research and pesticide (bio-based and chemical) registration activities on non-food, ornamental plant species within the IR-4 Project. This position will be based at the IR-4 Headquarters office at NC State University. Specifically, this position will direct the following areas:

    • The establishment of research priorities via a biennial stakeholder priority-setting workshop
    • The establishment of the annual research program including the development of research protocols, working with Regional Field Coordinators to identify research cooperators; and assisting research cooperators and other stakeholders with questions involving research.
    • Interface with representatives from registrants, trade associations, and regulatory agencies.
    • Critically review results of field trials, and assess if there is adequate data to support regulatory actions and/or use recommendations. Summarize outcomes and transmit findings to cooperating registrants, other stakeholders, and IR-4 Management.

Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is aligned with IR-4’s mission to facilitate regulatory approval of sustainable pest management technology for specialty crops including ornamental crops and other environmental horticulture uses. Learn more about the key duties and qualifications for this role via the job posting (linked directly below).

View the job posting and apply here!

Other Positions (regional and local IR-4 openings, as well as positions with affiliate organizations)

We do not have any regional, partner, or affiliate positions to share at this time.