Texas A&M University
Tenured: Professor and Department Head of Agricultural Leadership, Education, an
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States, 77840
DescriptionThe College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for the full-time, tenured position of Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications (ALEC). The anticipated start date is January 1, 2025. This is an 9-month tenured position, with a research appointment (negotiable from 25%-50%), and an administrative stipend equivalent to two months of summer salary. Additional support in the form of a post-doctoral scientist is available upon establishment of a Hatch or multi-state Hatch project. The administrative stipend and post-doctoral support will be effective for as long as the individual holds the position of Department Head.
The Professor and Head will serve as the chief administrative officer of the Department and as an advocate for the disciplines that it represents. The Head reports to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station. The position provides leadership and support for numerous faculty initiatives, including enhancing and expanding undergraduate and graduate education, increasing contributions to knowledge and science through extramurally funded research, fostering collegiality and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, conducting extension and outreach programs, securing additional resources, strengthening relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, and promoting the dissemination of science-based findings to inform public policy and private decision-makers.
ALEC is one of 15 academic departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Of ALEC’s 32 faculty, there are 1 Regents Professor, 3 Endowed Professors, and numerous faculty who are Fellows in international and national professional societies. The Department offers three bachelor’s, three master’s, one doctorate, 5 minors and numerous certificate programs with an approximate enrollment of 1,200 undergraduates and 120 graduate students. ALEC includes the Organizational Development Unit of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service supporting 500 county Extension agents and 200 specialists in 250 county offices and 13 regional Research and Extension Centers statewide. For more information, see http://www.alec.tamu.edu/.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
The Professor and Head will serve as the chief administrative officer of the Department and as an advocate for the disciplines that it represents. The Head reports to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station. The position provides leadership and support for numerous faculty initiatives, including enhancing and expanding undergraduate and graduate education, increasing contributions to knowledge and science through extramurally funded research, fostering collegiality and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, conducting extension and outreach programs, securing additional resources, strengthening relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, and promoting the dissemination of science-based findings to inform public policy and private decision-makers.
ALEC is one of 15 academic departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Of ALEC’s 32 faculty, there are 1 Regents Professor, 3 Endowed Professors, and numerous faculty who are Fellows in international and national professional societies. The Department offers three bachelor’s, three master’s, one doctorate, 5 minors and numerous certificate programs with an approximate enrollment of 1,200 undergraduates and 120 graduate students. ALEC includes the Organizational Development Unit of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service supporting 500 county Extension agents and 200 specialists in 250 county offices and 13 regional Research and Extension Centers statewide. For more information, see http://www.alec.tamu.edu/.
#J-18808-Ljbffr