Job Title Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences Agency West Texas A&M University Department Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Scieneces 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 Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences. The position is a twelve-month, tenured position that reports to the Dean of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. WTAMU is a four-year academic institution of 9,000 students serving the Panhandle of Texas and portions of four adjacent states. This geographic region is noted for its agricultural
production and related businesses. The Department offers baccalaureate degrees in Agribusiness; Agricultural Business and Economics; Agriculture, Agriculture Education; Agricultural Communication, Animal Science; Equine Industry and Business; and Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science. Master of Science (M.S.) degrees are offered in Animal Science; Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science, and Agriculture with emphases
options in Agriculture Education, Agricultural Media and Communication, and Agricultural Business and Economics; as well as an online Masters of Agriculture (M.Ag.). Additionally, a Ph.D. program is offered in Systems Agriculture. There are 1,200 students enrolled in the Department including 100 graduate students. The Department has a dynamic team of 30 full-time tenure-track faculty, four full-time clinical faculty,
six full-time instructors, as well as research specialists and facility managers. Furthermore, the Department encompasses facilities, which support the academic and research mission including animal units, laboratories, greenhouses, and farms, as well as a new state-of-the-art beef cattle feedlot currently under construction with a planned capacity of approximately 4,400 head. Application review will begin May 1st
Work Performed: Provide academic leadership to faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Agricultural Sciences Lead efforts to recruit, mentor, and evaluate faculty and staff while promoting their professional growth to sustain excellence in teaching, research, and service. Provide fiscal and operational oversight of all of the research and educational programs within the Department of Agricultural Sciences.
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