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Location: Raleigh, NC
Essential Job Duties:
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at North Carolina State University invites qualified applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in agricultural economics. This position will be split 50% Research and 50% Teaching. This is a 9-month / academic year based appointment.
In this role, you will contribute to the department's academic mission through a balanced program of teaching, research, and service in agricultural economics. You will engage with students and colleagues across the department and university while advancing scholarship in agricultural economics and supporting the development of future researchers.
Responsibilities:
- Teach two courses annually at the undergraduate or graduate level, based on departmental needs, including PhD-level field courses in agricultural economics, and supervise PhD students.
- Establish and maintain a research program in agricultural economics that is effectively supported by extramural funding and produces publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals.
- Contribute service to the profession, department, college, and university while developing a research program that complements existing expertise in Agricultural and Resource Economics and, where appropriate, connects with faculty in other departments.
Other Work/Responsibilities:
In addition to the core responsibilities of this role, there may be occasional opportunities to take on additional duties. This offers an opportunity to build on your skills, explore new areas, and gain a deeper understanding of the department's operations.
Minimum Experience/Education:
Ph. D. degree in agricultural economics, economics, or a closely related discipline.
Required Qualifications:
- Evidence of the ability to develop and sustain a research program aligned with the land-grant mission, with potential to produce peer-reviewed publications in reputable agricultural economics, economics, or related field journals and to pursue extramural funding.
- Expertise in one or more areas in the consumer or demand side of agricultural and applied economics, such as consumer demand analysis, agricultural marketing, commodity markets, futures trading, price analysis, food economics, industrial organization, or behavioral economics, with the ability to develop an innovative research agenda and contribute to teaching in relevant areas.
- Research interests and expertise that complement the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics' existing strengths and offer opportunities for collaboration across research, teaching, and outreach.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Evidence and experience applying cutting-edge econometric, behavioral or experimental methods to research areas in the consumer and demand side of agricultural economics, including (but not limited to) the following topics: food demand, consumer behavior, human nutrition and health, food safety, food supply chains and risk, retailing strategy, new product development, labeling, demand systems, price transmission, futures and options markets, market structure and power in agriculture, contracting relationships, food waste, and food policy/regulations.
Required License or Certification:
- Valid NC driver's license or the ability to obtain within 60 days of start.
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