University of California, Davis

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UC Davis is pleased to announce an open tenure-track/tenured assistant or associate professor position in marine resource economics. Candidates’ areas of research should include conceptual, numerical, and empirical modeling of commercial fisheries, recreational fisheries, or aquaculture systems. Criteria for appointment include: a Ph.D. or equivalent by the time of appointment, in economics, agricultural economics, or a closely related discipline, including thorough training in economic theory, econometrics, dynamic methods; research interest in marine resource economics and policy with strong training in natural resource economics and integrated bioeconomic modeling; a record of excellence in scholarly research; and demonstrable potential to establish a competitively-funded research program. The successful candidate will hold a 75% appointment in Agricultural and Resource Economics and a 25% appointment in Environmental Science and Policy. The appointee will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the departments, be actively involved in undergraduate advising, curricular development and department and university service. Typically, the courseload is reduced during the initial year on campus. The appointee is also expected to guide and mentor graduate students. This is an academic year (9-month) position with teaching, research, outreach/engagement and service responsibilities. This position is part of the UC Davis “Sustainable Marine Resources Initiative (SMRI): The Future of Food from the Sea” hiring initiative.

Applicants should submit materials via the following website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu. Additional inquiries can be directed to Professor James Sanchirico (jsanchirico@ucdavis.edu). The position will remain open until filled but to ensure consideration, applications should be received by 26 November 2018.

UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilitiesUC Davis supports Family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers travel expenses for a second person to accompany an invited faculty recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of either gender) of a breast or bottle-feeding child less than two years of age.
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UC Davis was ranked #1 in 2016 on Forbes Magazine list of the 13 most important STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) universities for women, and is expecting to earn the U.S. Department of Education’s “Hispanic Serving Institution” designation by 2018-2019. Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its student body by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for students through such organizations and programs as the Center for African Diaspora Student Success; the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Resource Center; Casa Cuauhtémoc Chicano-Latino Theme House; Asian Pacific American Theme House; ME/SA (Middle astern/South Asian) living-learning community; Multi- Ethnic Program (MEP); Chicano/Latino Retention Initiative; and Native American Theme Program.

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UC Davis is a smoke- and tobacco-free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any property owned or leased by UC Davis-- indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.