Positions Available

All positions are located in the Department of Applied Economics, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Tenure Track Faculty Positions

• Associate or Full Professor, Consumer Economics and Food Marketing.
  Tenure-track, 9-month, 100% time, research and teaching appointment.  Provide leadership for Consumer Economics and Food Marketing research and teaching programs and engage interested parties inside and outside the University to inform and enhance the research and education activities in this field.  This includes the opportunity to eventually direct The Food Industry Center, a Sloan Foundation Industries Study Center charged with research and outreach activities related to the food industry.  http://foodindustrycenter.umn.edu. Essential qualifications: PhD in agricultural economics, applied economics, business administration, economics, marketing or a closely related field; strong record of scholarly research in the area of applied economics, consumer behavior, food policy and/or food economics; demonstrated written and oral communication skills for professional and nonprofessional audiences.  Desired qualifications: peer reviewed publications; successful record of experience in research, teaching and leadership in academic programs and grant execution; demonstrated expertise in the application of economic theories and quantitative methods in the analysis of consumer behavior, food policy, and/or food markets; demonstrated success in working with multi-disciplinary research teams; experience and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching and speaking to external audiences; demonstrated experience in preparing successful grant proposals; demonstrated experience in advising graduate students and/or post doctoral fellows; experience in raising funds for program and student support in addition to research grants; and experience in working with external advisory boards from industry and/or community.  Position description and application procedure available at Full position description and application procedure available above or from http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=75936.  Review of applications will begin on December 7, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.  For further information, please contact Professor Donald Liu, Department of Applied Economics, 1994 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, 612-625-6765, dliu@umn.edu. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
  
  
• Assistant or Associate Professor, Energy Economics
  Tenure-track, 9-month, 100% time, research and extension appointment. Required: PhD in agricultural economics, applied economics, economics or a closely related field by the date of appointment. Job responsibilities include: (a) Develop an integrated research and Extension program on energy economics focusing on topics such as: energy policy, economics of biofuels and other renewable energy techonologies, community based energy sytems, energy conservation., linkages between energey markets and agricultural commodity markets, and linkages between energy and climate change. (be) Provide leadership for Extnesion and outreach programs on energy policy and mangement issues. (c) Work with interdisciplinary teams, drawing upon expertise in biological sciences, engineering, policy studies, and other areas at the University, to analyze the costs and benefits of existing and newly-emerging energy sources. Full position description and application procedure available from http://employment.umn.edu (search on requisition number 156022) or William Lazarus, Search Chair, Department of Applied Economics, 612-625-8150 or wlazarus@umn.edu  Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. ***PLEASE NOTE: Due to budget uncertainties this position is currently paused for hiring.  We will notify any applicants as soon as the position is either being opened for hiring or eliminated by budget reductions.**

Academic and Professional Non-Tenure Track Positions

• No positions available at this time.

Academic and Professional Non-Tenure Track Positions

• Temporary Non-Faculty Research Positions, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota

An on-going annual application pool for research positions is maintained in four areas of interest: Environmental and Resource Economics; Food Systems; Growth, Development and Trade; and Public Sector Economics.  Qualifications: M.S. (Research Fellow) or Ph.D. (Research Associate) in Applied Economics or closely related field, applicable training and/or experience related to assigned responsibilities.  Submit an online application at http://employment.umn.edu and search for requisition #161685.  Be prepared to attach a letter of application, resume, and the names and addresses of three people who can be contacted for references in an electronic format.  Please indicate area of interest from the list above on your application.  This requisition will close on June 30, 2010.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer.

• Temporary Non-Faculty Teaching Positions, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota

An on-going annual application pool for teaching positions is maintained in four areas of interest: Environmental and Resource Economics; Food Systems; Growth, Development and Trade; and Public Sector Economics.  Qualifications: M.S. (Teaching Specialist) or Ph.D. (Instructor) in Applied Economics or closely related field, applicable training and/or experience related to assigned responsibilities.  Submit an online application at http://employment.umn.edu and search for requisition #161686.  Be prepared to attach a letter of application, resume, and the names and addresses of three people who can be contacted for references in an electronic format.  Please indicate area of interest from the list above on your application.  This requisition will close on June 30, 2010.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer.

Civil Service and Union Represented Positions

• No positions available at this time

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