Tenured Professor and Department Head of Agricultural Economics

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University is seeking applications for a fulltime tenured Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics. The anticipated start date for this opportunity is August 1 2025. This 9month tenured position includes a research appointment and an administrative stipend equivalent to two months of summer salary. The role offers competitive university benefits and additional support in the form of a postdoctoral scientist is available upon establishing a Hatch project. The administrative stipend and postdoctoral support will remain in effect for the individuals tenure as Department Head.

The Professor and Head will serve as the departments chief administrative officer acting as an advocate for Agricultural Economics and the disciplines it represents. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University College Station the Head will provide leadership and support for various faculty initiatives. This role also includes overseeing Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension programs within the department. Key responsibilities include enhancing and expanding undergraduate and graduate education increasing contributions to knowledge through externally funded research fostering collegiality and interdisciplinary collaboration advancing Research Extension and outreach programs securing additional resources strengthening relationships with stakeholders and promoting the communication of sciencebased findings to inform public policy and private sector decisionmaking.

The Department of Agricultural Economics is one of 15 academic departments within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is home to 70 faculty members including 32 tenuretrack 17 Extension and 21 professionaltrack with teaching or research appointments. The department boasts a distinguished faculty including three Fellows of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association two Regents Professors and 5 Endowed Professors. The department offers a comprehensive range of programs including a doctoral program three bachelors degrees and three masters degrees. The undergraduate program with 1587 students is the largest of its kind in the nation. The departments teaching initiatives also include the nationally topranked Master of Agribusiness program and a growing Financial Planning program which welcomed 190 new majors in 2024. The departments Extension program is one of the largest in the country supporting 254 counties across 12 Extension districts in Texas. Since 2022 the department has experienced significant growth with 25 new faculty hires. The department is also home to several key research centers including the Agribusiness Food and Consumer Economics Research Center the Agricultural and Food Policy Center the Center for North American Studies and the Human Behavior Lab.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading a dynamic and highly productive research program that is nationally and internationally recognized along with demonstrated success in academic administration. The successful candidate should exhibit visionary leadership characterized by transparency strategic thinking and innovation and demonstrate a strong commitment to the teaching research and extension components of the Land Grant Mission. The department head must excel in communication and collaboration with faculty staff and students and effectively advocate for their best interests to university administrators state and federal agencies industry partners stakeholders and the public.

Texas A&M University a land sea and space grant institution was designated as a HispanicServing Institution (HSI) in 2022. With over 79000 students and a multibilliondollar endowment it ranks second in the U.S. for agricultural R&D expenditures. The College Station/Bryan area home to 281445 residents is frequently ranked among the best places to live. Texas A&M is part of The Texas A&M University System which includes 11 universities a health science center and eight state agencies including the AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension agencies educating over 157000 students and conducting $1 billion in annual R&D significantly contributing to the economy of Texas. Texas A&M University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and having policies that contribute to worklife balance. For more information visittamu/faculty.