Faculty Position Available
Position:
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Specialization in Agribusiness Management: Agricultural Production, Finance or Supply Chain Management
Description of Responsibilities
The initial appointment will be approximately 40% teaching (which represents 2-3 semester classes per year and an outreach expectation), 50% research and 10% service. Classes to be taught will be graduate and undergraduate offerings in several of the following areas, depending on interest and the department’s needs: microeconomics, agricultural marketing, production, policy, and quantitative methods. The incumbent will advise undergraduate and graduate students and develop an innovative applied research program within the first two years of employment. The incumbent will publish in refereed journals, provide service to the University and profession, and participate in departmental outreach.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in agricultural economics, applied economics, business, or related field.
- Ability to develop a teaching/applied research program in agricultural economics.
- Training and demonstrated projects with production, finance, supply chain management, risk management, logistics or applied industrial organization of agribusiness supply firms.
- Research productivity as evidenced by graduate research, references, disciplinary presentations and/or research publication.
- Teaching ability at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Facility with economic theory, quantitative methods and their application to applied problems.
- Ability and intention to aggressively pursue contract and grant funding.
- Ability to communicate research results to a diverse set of industry, government and academic audiences.
- Demonstrated ability and interest in collaborating with diverse clientele groups relevant to Colorado and the Western region.
Desired Qualifications:
- Industry/farm/ranch experience and background in agriculture.
- An ability to align with College of Agricultural Sciences Strategic Initiatives.
- Background project work in interdisciplinary research and outreach.
- Work experience, background or past research on the U.S. livestock sector.
- Ability to teach courses from the Department’s offerings in Management, Production, Industrial Organization (e.g., Agent Based Modeling, Contract Theory, etc.) or Finance.
To Apply:
Please submit a letter of application (including teaching and research interest statements), graduate transcripts, Curriculum Vitae, and a writing sample (journal article, thesis chapter, submitted paper). Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:
Dr. Dawn Thilmany, Search Committee Chair
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523-1172
T: 970-491-7220
E:
Dept Phone: 970-491-6955
Fax: 970-491-2067
Application Deadline:
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, applicants should submit materials (and have letters sent) by February 17, 2012 for full consideration.
About CSU and Fort Collins, Colorado:
Colorado State University is one of our nation's leading research universities with world-class research in infectious disease, atmospheric science, clean energy technologies, and environmental science. It was founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, six years before the Colorado Territory became a state. Last year, CSU awarded degrees to more than 5,000 graduates, and this year, it attracted over $300 million in research funding. Colorado State is a land-grant institution and a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Extensive.
Colorado State University is the “university of choice” for Colorado residents – 30 percent of all of Colorado's science, math, engineering and technology majors pursue degrees at CSU. In addition to its excellent programs in those areas, CSU offers among the very best professional programs in the United States in veterinary medicine, occupational therapy, journalism, agriculture and construction management. USDA, CDC and Division of Wildlife research centers round out the research collaboration and job opportunities in this region of about 250,000 residents.
Fort Collins is an award-winning city located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with the foothills and 14,000-foot peaks visible to residents. Rocky Mountain National Park is located in the same county as CSU. Easy access to hiking, skiing, rafting and other outdoor sports is a great advantage to CSU students, faculty and staff. Located north of the Denver metro area, CSU is less than an hour away from one of the nation's leading airports.
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