Tenured: Professor and Department Head of Soil and Crop Sciences

About the role

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University seeks a full-time, tenured faculty member with a 9-month academic appointment. The anticipated start date is October 1, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and expand undergraduate and graduate education
• Expand the department's impact through research supported by grants, philanthropic partnerships, and federally appropriated programs
• Foster collegiality, a positive departmental culture, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Advance extension and outreach programs
• Provide mentorship to members for career advancement
• Strengthen relationships with stakeholders
• Promote the communication of science-based findings to inform public policy and private sector decision-making

Requirements

• Doctorate in Agronomy, Soil Science, Plant Breeding, Turfgrass, or a related field
• Record of research, teaching, and service commensurate with tenure at a tier 1 research institution
• Demonstrated experience in academic administration and experience in a land grant institution preferred

Qualifications

• Experience leading a dynamic and highly productive research program that is nationally and internationally recognized
• Demonstrated success in academic administration
• Visionary leadership characterized by transparency, strategic thinking, and innovation
• A strong commitment to the teaching, research, and extension components of the Land Grant Mission
• Effective communication and collaboration with faculty, staff, and students
• Advocacy for the best interests of the department to university administrators, state and federal agencies, industry partners, stakeholders, and the public

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strategic thinking and innovation
• Transparency and advocacy

Benefits

• University benefits
• Administrative stipend equivalent to two months of summer salary
• Additional support in the form of a postdoctoral scientist upon establishing a Hatch project

Pay

Competitive university benefits

Schedule

9-month academic appointment starting October 1, 2026

Application Instructions

Candidates must submit the following documents: a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vita, a Department Head Vision Statement (three-page department head vision statement summarizing his/her personal vision and goals for the Department of Soil and Crop Science’s education and research), a personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service, and contact information for five references. Applications are to be submitted through apply.interfolio.com/177207.

Contact Information

Email inquiries to Advisory Search Committee Chair, Dr. Won Bo Shim (wonbo.shim@ag.tamu.edu).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.