Clinical Assistant Professor of Machine Systems for Climate Smart Crop Production

Assistant Clinical Professor (9-month appointment with opportunities for summer support) in regenerative and climate smart crop production, focusing on agricultural machine systems, digital technologies, automation, and data analytics.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Systems Management, Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field (required by employment start date).
• Demonstrated knowledge of machine systems for field crop production, soil health, conservation agriculture (including regenerative and climate smart practices), and soil systems.
• Experience developing and delivering extension programs and college courses.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• At least one year of experience teaching agricultural systems management or similar courses (highly competitive applicants).
• Experience in content creation, grant writing, and refereed publications (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

This is a non-tenure track, academic-year appointment with 50% Extension and 50% teaching responsibilities for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Extension Duties

• Collaborate with and develop programs within Purdue Extension related to farm machinery, equipment setup/modifications, and emerging digital technologies for climate smart and regenerative crop production (e.g., no-till, cover cropping, conservation practices).
• Work closely with the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) and other stakeholders to improve soil health on Indiana cropland.
• Conduct needs assessments, provide technical assistance, and develop Extension outputs (videos, publications, reports, popular press articles).
• Host workshops, trainings, and Extension programs.
• Collaborate with Purdue on the Farm to support field demonstrations and applied research.

Teaching Duties

• Teach and develop courses in the ABE department related to agricultural machinery, precision agriculture, digital agriculture, and data science applications in regenerative/climate smart agriculture.
• Course assignments determined annually; potential for online/distance teaching.
• Potential courses include:
  • ASM 22200: Crop Production Equipment
  • ASM 34500: Power Units and Power Trains
  • ASM 42200: Advanced Machine Tech for Crop Production
  • ASM 53000: Power and Machinery Management
  • ABE 30600: (Proposed) Data Analysis and Geospatial Prescriptions
  • ABE 32200: (Proposed) Design of Modern Ag Machinery

About the Department

The Department is part of the College of Agriculture, ranked fifth globally in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. The College is committed to the land-grant missions of teaching, research, and extension, with 11 academic departments, 290 faculty, 2,984 undergraduate students, and 690 graduate students.

Appointment and Salary

Assistant Clinical Professor (9-month, non-tenure-track appointment). Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. A background check is required for employment.