University of Florida

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The Food and Resource Economics Department (FRED) at the University of Florida is recruiting for a 12-month tenure-accruing position as Assistant Professor with 60% research and 40% teaching interests in the Economics of International Development. Duties will include teaching two or three undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the Economics of International Development and other topics as appropriate. Applicants should possess excellent applied microeconomic analysis, quantitative and communication skills, and the motivation to work in multidisciplinary teams. Tenure will accrue in the Food and Resource Economics Department.

FRED has 26 faculty members in Gainesville, and six faculty members located across 6 research and education centers throughout the state. FRED faculty teach a wide variety of courses, from agribusiness, natural resource economics, to welfare economics and trade theory. FRED averages ~ 300 undergraduate majors/year, and 75-85 M.S., PhD and Master of Agribusiness students. Research and Extension efforts reflect both the needs to the State and the mission of the Agricultural Economics profession.

Individuals wishing to apply should go online to https://jobs.ufl.edu (search for requisition # 498736) to submit required application materials.

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.