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Assistant Professor - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $103,700-$151,600 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2025

Application Window
Open date: September 7, 2024

Next review date: Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

JEL Classification: Q2 (Renewable Resources and Conservation); Q3 (Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation); Q4 (Energy); Q5 (Environmental Economics ); O1 (Economic Development); C1 (Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology); A1 (General Economics)

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. We are especially interested in applicants who are able to make research and teaching contributions in the areas of natural resource economics, energy economics, environmental economics, and empirical methods (applied econometrics, data science). We are looking for candidates who can take advantage of our location in the Rausser College of Natural Resources, which features excellent faculty in complementary disciplines.

The Department and the University are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for faculty. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate a commitment to engaging with these issues and an eagerness to help the Department advance related objectives.

The Department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

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Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, or a related area, is preferred by the appointment start date.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, including information about your understanding of these issues, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired as a Berkeley faculty member (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity/support-faculty-candidates).
• Letter of Intent (containing research and teaching statements)
• Job Market Paper
• Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness - Evaluations, course assessments, scores, ratings, or comments, as it relates to your performance as an instructor or teaching assistant.
  
  (Optional)
• Misc / Additional - You may upload an additional research paper here.
  Do not upload an additional letter of recommendation because it will not be confidential and cannot be considered or reviewed.
  
  (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04609

Help contact: lazo@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04609