University of Connecticut

Position Title/Short Description

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The successful candidate will have 50% research and 50% teaching duties with an anticipated start date of August 23, 2018 in a full-time, 9-month tenure-track position. Responsibilities include:

•Developing and implementing a strong competitive applied economics research program
•Teaching three courses per academic year at the graduate and/or undergraduate level
•Advising undergraduate students and mentoring graduate students
•Actively seeking extramural research funding

Minimum qualifications include: Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Economics, or a related field; excellent oral and written communication skills; advanced training or demonstrable research experience in the economics of agriculture, agribusiness, and/or food, including related areas such as health, the environment, business policy, development or poverty; excellent training in microeconomic theory and empirical methods; and ability to teach economics and business courses with an emphasis on agriculture and food. Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable. Preferred qualifications include a proven record/potential in securing external grant funding; a record/potential for excellence in research in agribusiness, industrial organization, food or agricultural markets, and/or related public policy issues; research interests complimentary to the department’s strengths; and proven ability to work in a collegial manner with colleagues and clientele from diverse disciplines and experience.

Submit materials online at: https://www.econjobmarket.org/postings.php?posid=4521,
by December 1, 2017.