Position Announcement: Opening for an Assistant - Associate Professor
in fisheries, marine and coastal economics in the Department of
Agriculture and Resource Economics in collaboration with Maryland Sea
Grant College program. The successful applicant will be part of the
Maryland Sea Grant extension program.
Applications due: January 18, 2013.
Description:
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in
collaboration with the Maryland Sea Grant College Program invites
applications for a faculty position focused on fisheries, coastal and
marine economics. The University of Maryland College Park is a Land
Grant University and, as a department within the College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, we have a responsibility to
conduct outreach, education and applied policy research targeted at a
broad array of clienteles, including state and local governments,
civic groups, and natural resource industries. The successful
applicant is expected to work with local, state, regional and
national counterparts and to develop an outreach/public
education/policy-support program focused on Chesapeake Bay fisheries,
coastal and marine issues. The appointee will also be expected to
develop an outstanding applied research program that supports their
outreach program. To that end, the appointee will provide leadership
in designing, coo
rdinating and implementing applied research projects, including
collaborative work with other faculty members and/or graduate
students in support of those programs, and will disseminate research
results through scholarly journal articles, popular publications,
workshops, and presentations to both professional and lay audiences.
Candidate should possess a doctorate in agricultural economics,
economics, or an equivalent field.
For more information:
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