Last updated on September 24, 2014
A little over a year ago, I was fortunate to move to a department where my colleagues were all trained in the same discipline and methods I was trained in.
A department where, because I don’t have to spend the better part of my time justifying why my research is interesting, I can focus on doing more and better research, and where I can have a fulfilling career.
And last, but not least, a department where the atmosphere is also eminently collegial, relative to many other places.
If you are an environmental or natural resource economist and the foregoing sounds like a place where you can see yourself, we are hiring at the assistant professor level in that broad area. Here is our advertisement, from the latest round of Job Openings for Economists:
Assistant Professor, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. This is a 9-month, 100% time, 50% Research and 50% Teaching, tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor. Criteria and requirements for tenure are subject to University Policy. The Department of Applied Economics offers highly ranked programs of study at the undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. levels. The Department continues a distinguished tradition of environmental and natural resource economics in both research and teaching. The Department has a distinguished faculty, many of whom have won University, national and international awards for outstanding research, teaching, and outreach. The College and University have multiple programs of excellence in the area of environment and natural resources with whom faculty in Applied Economics collaborate. These include the Institute on the Environment, the Water Resources Center, the Departments of Civil Engineering, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Forest Resources, Soil, Water and Climate, and the program on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. In addition, the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota have diverse natural resource and environment systems including forests, prairies, agricultural lands, extensive lakes and wetlands, the headwaters of the Mississippi, and shoreline on Lake Superior. The successful candidate will enjoy a rich laboratory in which to collaborate with leading environmental scientists on many of today’s most pressing problems concerning our natural resources and the environment. This position is open to candidates with interests related to environmental and resource economics. Current topics of interest include water resources, air and water quality, land use, fisheries, forestry, biodiversity conservation, climate change, renewable energy, integrated natural science and economic modeling, and the interplay between agriculture and the environment. Essential qualifications include a Ph.D. in applied economics, agricultural economics, economics, or a closely related field.
The full position description and application procedure are available at http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=124138 and will continue until the position is filled. For further information contact Search Committee Department of Applied Economics, 1994 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55018, enr@umn.edu.
I hope to see you in Boston in January!