Career
After his academic studies Pîrşan managed the agricultural farm in the Recaș area of Timiş County. In 1986 he started as scientific assistant at the Agricultural Institute Timişoara. After his conferral of a doctorate in agriculture ( Doctor agriculture) he became university lecturer (1992) and after his postdoctoral lecture qualification he became Lecturer (1996) and professor of agronomy (2003).
He participated in five agricultural research projects, mostly as the project leader.
Pîrşan became director of the agricultural institut and Dean of the Agronomic Faculty (2005-2012), County Councillor and Chairman of the Culture Committee of the Timiş County Council since 2005. Pîrşan was elected rector of the USAB-TM in 2012.
Project: Project Director. National Council for Scientific Research in Higher Education; Developing technology for growing maize farming in specific system (plant carpet) in plain west of the country, 2002-2004
Project: Program Pandoer.
International contract in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium Government financing.
Technology for corn crop, 2004-2006
Project: Project Director. Program Agral; Research and development of innovative technologies for harvesting and ensilage of green fodder plants to improve nutritional quality of food and animal health, 2006-2008
Project: Project Director. CEEX; Sustainable Recovery of medicinal herbs and hops to obtain the active biopreparate, 2006-2008
Project: Project Director.
Program IDEI.
Research, foundation and development of cultivation technology for maize and sunflower grown in organic system 2009-2011
Expert reviewer on 15 doctoral theses (2005-2012)
General Association of Engineers of Romania
Multi-disciplinary Research Association of West
General Horticulturists Association
Visiting Professor to support lectures in the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad and Banja Luka
Lecturer in MAKIS Program - World Bank
Supporter in the Office of Agricultural Consultants in Arad and Timis
Head Training Agency Timis, supporting training courses to professionals of these institutions in agricultural technology
Excellenze Diploma of the Romanian Soil Research Association (2005).
