Assistant Professor of Economics of Crop Management and Markets
Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa, United States
Posted October 17, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
The Department of Economics, with approximately 35 faculty, has a long tradition of excellence in education, research, and engagement with the community.
Job Description
The Department of Economics seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Agricultural Economics to develop a nationally recognized extension and research program in the economics of agricultural production and technology, with an emphasis on farm management, agricultural and bioenergy policy, and crop marketing.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Economics, Agricultural Economics or related field
- Strong training in microeconomics and quantitative methods
- Strong evidence of research interests in one or more of the following fields: agricultural production, crop management, crop marketing, agricultural and/or bioenergy policy, environmental economics, resource economics, and/or agricultural finance
- Demonstrated ability to communicate economic ideas in public forums
- Demonstrated potential for accomplishment in extension and outreach
- Demonstrated potential for accomplishment in college teaching
- Demonstrated potential for accomplishment in research
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and work-life benefits
- Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous leave plans
- Onsite childcare
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
