Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics

Fort Valley State University (FVSU), a state and land-grant institution of the University System of Georgia, is located in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the state's peach industry. Its 1,365-acre campus is Georgia's second-largest public university in area.

About the role

Fort Valley State University's College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology (CAFST) is seeking an environmental economist for a 12-month non-tenure track research (100%) position at the research assistant professor level. The successful candidate will develop and/or lead a nationally recognized research program in environmental economics focused on climate change and its corresponding socio-economic impacts.

Responsibilities

• Write grant proposals and work diligently to obtain external funding.
• Supervise the implementation of grants to ensure objectives are met.
• Conduct data administration and management, including database planning, design, implementation, and maintenance, while ensuring data security and accessibility.
• Apply economic, econometric, and statistical theories and methods to conduct high-quality research and analysis.
• Serve as a technical expert on program development activities within the research station, college, and university regarding climate change.
• Supervise research professionals and research assistants in the research group.
• Collaborate with colleagues on campus and off campus, within and outside the state.
• Provide leadership in ecologically stressed issue research working with limited-resource farmers in Georgia, particularly the Black Belt Region.
• Other duties as necessary for the successful performance of this position.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in agricultural, environmental, or natural resource economics.
• Research work related to environmental economics with publications in refereed journals.
• Demonstrated success in communicating research to a wide array of audiences.
• Demonstrated record of extramural funding that results in peer-reviewed research publications.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and engage diverse colleagues and students.

Specific areas of interest include evaluation of the impact of climate change, environmental policies related to climate change-friendly production behaviors of farmers, sustainable development of the rural economy, natural resource economics, and climate change and technology adoptions. Research is expected to result in publications in leading academic journals and enhance advanced quantitative analyses of large data sets related to agricultural economics.