Back to Listings Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications Location College Station, TX Open Date 10/23/2025 Position ID 170136 Description The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications (ALEC) and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invite applications for one full-time, 9-month, Assistant or
Associate Professor faculty position with academic, scholarly, and professional credentials and accomplishments in Applied Youth Development (AYD). The anticipated start date for this opportunity is August 1, 2026. The successful candidate will contribute to the continued growth of the ALEC academic programs, specifically the AYD minor, the AYD Master’s degree, and the PhD in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and
Communications. Candidates for Assistant Professor will be tenure-track and candidates for Associate Professor will be considered for either tenure-track or tenure upon hire depending on their qualifications. The position carries a Division of Effort of 50% research, 40% teaching, and 10% service. The person in this position is expected to obtain federal, state, industrial, and/or foundation funding to support and
sustain a vigorous research program. Applicants should have an interest in interdisciplinary research with our departmental faculty, undergraduate and graduate education, and community-engaged outreach. We welcome applicants whose scholarship bridges research and practice in the field of positive youth development, particularly those applying research to intervention, prevention, and promotion programs; informing
governmental and organizational policies; and advancing community and civic engagement. Areas of scholarly interest may include but are not limited to the mental and physical health of youth and families across local, state, national, and global contexts; pathways, barriers, and opportunities for well-being in rural and urban communities; managing and marketing youth-serving organizations; and the social, cultural,
and structural factors shaping developmental outcomes. Importantly, we seek a scholar whose work centers on strength-based approaches to engage youth, families, and communities around critical issues of youth and youth-serving organizations. Serious consideration will be given to applicants with experience in non-profit youth organizations; youth organizations such as 4-H Extension and the National FFA Organization;
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