University of California, Berkeley

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JEL Classification: Q01 (Sustainable Development)

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, invites
applications for a tenure‐track assistant professor position (academic year) in the area of Resource and
Environmental Economics and Sustainability, expected to begin July 1, 2015. We seek candidates with a
strong interest in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and evidence of high
productivity in policy‐relevant, theoretically sound, and empirically grounded research in environmental
and resource economics. The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity
and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service.

The minimum qualification required to be considered an applicant for this position is the completion of
all degree requirements except the dissertation. Additional qualifications: applicants should have a PhD
or equivalent in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or a related area, by the appointment date.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent containing a teaching and research statement,
c.v., evidence of teaching effectiveness, a copy of their job market paper, a graduate school transcript,
and three letters of recommendation (requested directly through our online application system). All
letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality: http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html

https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00523. The closing date for this search is December 1, 2014.

Applicants may contact Diana Lazo at lazo@berkeley.edu with any questions regarding this recruitment.

This position includes a joint appointment in the California Agricultural Experiment Station.

For additional information on the Department and the campus visit http://are.berkeley.edu/, and
http://berkeley.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination
and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct. We are
especially interested in a diverse applicant pool. Berkeley is committed to addressing the family needs of
faculty, including dual career couples and single parents.