Iowa State University

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The Department of Economics at Iowa State University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (tenured or untenured), or Professor (tenured) in Economics. The successful applicant’s innovative research program will address key issues in risk and commodities with emphases on commodities important to the State of Iowa. This might include crop insurance, basis analysis and arbitrage, agricultural and financial policy and/or related fields. The successful applicant will be expected to publish regularly in top scholarly outlets, to provide high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to supervise graduate student research. Teaching responsibilities may include courses in agricultural marketing; commodity marketing and risk management; the PhD microeconomics core; or related areas.

The successful applicant will be expected to seek external grant and contract funding. The department is, separately and synergistically, also looking to hire in the area of international trade and the area of international agricultural trade. It bears emphasis that Iowa State University is committed to supporting partner accommodations in new hires.

Applicants should have a PhD in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Finance or a related field by the start date. For full consideration, application materials should be received by December 1, 2016, however the position will remain open until filled.

Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against.