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Position: Two positions in Environment, Energy and Resource Economics (one open rank and the other at the assistant professor level).

Anticipated Start Date: July 2017

Responsibilites: The successful candidate is expected to establish a distinguished program of research (50%) and teaching (50%) in environmental, energy, and resource economics. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research addresses important challenges in environmental protection, energy demand and supply, and resource extraction and management worldwide based on solid theoretical foundation and rigorous empirical methods and who can contribute to teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels on environmental economics, energy economics, and resource economics. The successful candidate is expected to publish in top field and general economics journals and contribute to problem-solving research consistent with our land grant mission. Qualified candidates for the open rank position will be considered for the Kenneth L. Robinson Chair which provides additional research support for the holder.

Opportunities: The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management is one of the three schools under the newly established Cornell College of Business. The school houses a top-ranked undergraduate business program as well as graduate programs that award Ph.D., M.S. and M.P.S. degrees. Areas of faculty research include environmental, energy and resource economics (EERE), food and agricultural economics, international and development economics, and management. Interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced by faculty members and supported by various programs on campus (e.g, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future). Faculty members in EERE collaborate with colleagues in Computer and Information Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Economics, Engineering, and Natural Resources, and contribute through advising and teaching to interdisciplinary major in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences.

Qualifications: A Ph.D. in applied economics, economics, and public policy is required.

Application: Electronically submit via Academic Jobs Online (links below) with your letter of application summarizing research and teaching interests; CV; a research paper; copies of teaching evaluations; and three reference letters. The open rank position is at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8191, and the assistant professor position is at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8190.

Salary: Competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with qualifications and experience. An attractive fringe benefit package is included.

Closing Date: Review of applications will begin October 1, 2016, and continue until filled.

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