Iowa State University

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The Department of Economics seeks to fill an open rank (tenure-track or tenured) position in food economics and policy. The successful applicant’s innovative research program will address key issues in food economics, with emphasis on problems important to Iowa State’s mission as a land-grant university. Possible areas of interest include, but are not limited to: drivers of food demand and consumer behavior, new food products, labeling and information provision, obesity, poverty and nutrition, food safety, and the analysis of policies related to food and nutrition assistance programs. The successful candidate will be expected to publish regularly in top scholarly outlets, provide high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise graduate student research, and seek external grant and contract funding.

The Department of Economics, with approximately 40 tenured or tenure-track faculty, has a long tradition of excellence in education, research, and engagement with the community. Our undergraduate program is the academic home to over 600 students in three different majors. Our graduate program offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in economics and agricultural economics, and places graduates in vital positions in academia, government, and industry throughout the world. Faculty research covers a broad spectrum ranging from theoretical analyses to applied policy studies, and increasingly including multidisciplinary work conducted in collaboration with experts in many other fields.

Required Education and Experience:
* PhD in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related field
* Associate or Full Professor candidates, in addition to the above, will have demonstrated research accomplishments and the potential for continuing excellence in both research and teaching commensurate with the level of the rank granted

Preferred Education and Experience:
For Assistant Professor:
* Demonstrated potential for accomplishment as a scholar

For Associate or Full Professor:
* Demonstrated record of research accomplishments
* Demonstrated record of teaching excellence
* Demonstrated record of success in graduate student supervision
* Demonstrated success in attracting competitive external funding