Job Title Assistant Professor of Agricultural Business/Economics Agency West Texas A&M University Department Agricultural Sciences Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Canyon, Texas Job Type Faculty Job Description NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval. Job Summary: West Texas A&M University, a member of The Texas A&M University System, invites applications for the position of
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Business and Economics. This is a nine-month, tenure track position that reports to the Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences. WTAMU is located in the Texas Panhandle, one of the largest cattle feeding areas in the world (6 million head annually), and one of the most prolific crop-producing areas in the world, (14 million acres of cultivated cropland), both of which are
multi-billion dollars industries. The highest total value crops in the region are wheat, corn, ensilage, hay, sorghum and cotton. The position will focus on the various aspects of agricultural economics including but not limited to management, marketing, finance, policy, trade, and retail sales and will provide support to the current academic track to increase the enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. WTAMU is a four-year academic institution with more than 9,000 students including more than 1,150 students in the department granting Bachelor, Master of Science, Master of Agriculture, and Doctoral degrees. The department offers the following degrees related to the discipline: B.S. degree in Agribusiness, B.S. degree in Agricultural Business and Economics, M.S. in Agriculture with an emphasis in Agricultural
Business and Economics, M.Ag, and a Ph.D. in Systems Agriculture. Work Performed: Teach a minimum of 9 hours per long semester. Teaching opportunities may include face-to-face and/or online formats. Contribute to a strong teaching program in the agricultural economics/agribusiness area with emphasis in at least one of the following areas: production and resource management, finance, international trade, policy, or
management. Develop a research program in an area of agricultural economics/agribusiness. Secure extramural funding for research and scholarly activities. Advise M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students in various areas of Agricultural Business and Economics. Publish research findings and syntheses in refereed journals. Develop collaborative programs with scientists in other agencies, universities, and the agriculture
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