Job Description SummaryOrganization's Summary Statement:
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s (UMES) Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences seeks applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics. This position is a nine-month, tenure-track appointment. The anticipated starting date for this position is fall 2025.

The department offers B.S. degrees in General Agriculture with several concentrations, an Agribusiness Management, an M.S., and a Ph.D. in Food and Agricultural Sciences. The department is actively engaged in teaching, research, and extension and has many faculty and staff with split appointments with UMES Extension and UMES Agriculture Experiment Station. This position will have teaching, research, and service responsibilities.

University Information: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is the 1890-Land-Grant University in Maryland, located in a rural setting on the Delmarva Peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. The major metropolitan areas of Washington D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA, are within easy travel distance.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will teach, conduct research, and engage in department, university, and community service. The mix of responsibilities will be largely related to the department’s Agribusiness Management program needs, and they include:
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Agribusiness Management,
Economics, and Agricultural Economics.
• Advise undergraduate students.
• Advise and direct graduate students in the Agricultural Economics
program.
• Develop new undergraduate and graduate courses in Agribusiness
Management, Agricultural Economics, and Economics.
• Help in the recruitment of students.
• Develop nationally and internationally recognized research programs.
• Develop interdisciplinary relationships with faculty in other Departments.
• Actively seek research and teaching grants and contracts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
• Ph. D. in Agricultural Economics or related disciplines strongly emphasizing
quantitative methods, international trade, and development.
• Demonstrated excellence in and commitment to teaching, advising, and
mentoring students with diverse backgrounds.
• Evidence of scholarly publications.
• Evidence of grantsmanship.
• Demonstrated ability to develop nationally and internationally recognized
programs to serve the agricultural sector of the state, region, nation, and
the world, as well as participate in interdisciplinary research.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Ability to interact productively with others in a diverse setting, including
excellent oral and written communication skills.

Physical Demands:
• May require extended periods of standing, bending, sitting at desk.
• May require lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Requires communication with a variety of constituents externally and
internally.
• Requires operation of a variety of office equipment.

 

 

 

Additional Job Details

 

 

 

DepartmentUMES-AGNS-Agriculture & Natural Sciences

 

 

 

Worker Sub-Type Faculty Regular

 

 

 

Salary Range$80,000 - $90,000

 

 

 

EEO Statement

UMES is an EEO/AA employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must be able to show acceptable documentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United States of America without employer sponsorship.

 

Diversity Statement

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is an equal access, equal opportunity institution fully committed to diversity in education and employment. All students, employees, and the campus community at UMES are valued, respected, and have the opportunity to receive an equitable experience in an inclusive, welcoming environment of openness and appreciation.

 

Title IX Statement

It is the policy of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination (including sexual harassment and sexual violence) based on sex in the University's educational programs and activities. Title IX also prohibits retaliation for asserting or otherwise participating in claims of sex discriminations or harassment.