Assistant/Associate Professor of Agricultural Education and Advocacy

Position Description:
Distribution of effort of teaching responsibilities will be 55 percent and will include 4 courses in agricultural education per academic year. Teaching responsibilities will also include student-teacher supervision in the agricultural education and advocacy program. Teaching opportunities include an expectation of teaching a graduate course, and the mentoring and recruitment of agricultural education students in CLD’s multidisciplinary graduate program. Applicants will teach courses associated with pedagogical/andragogical theory to practice, research design and methods, youth organizations, and theory coursework.

Distribution of effort for research responsibilities will be 40 percent, with expectations to develop a nationally recognized research program on pedagogical practices and curriculum/program development among professional educators in agricultural education and advocacy, such as agricultural science teachers, county Extension agents, and other educators of agricultural science advocacy. This may also include agricultural workforce development, youth leadership development, and leadership and advocacy program development and evaluation. The successful candidate is expected to establish a peer-reviewed publication record in teaching and research scholarship; secure competitive grants; and recruit and advise graduate students.

Distribution of effort for service will initially be 5 percent, with expectations for service on selected committees that support the mission of the department, college, and university; and provide leadership to professional societies.

Applicants should have an interest in collaboration and instruction that supports the linkages between agricultural education, and other units on campus involved in agricultural safety and health research and outreach. Distribution of effort is reviewed annually and modified as needed to meet university needs over time.