Oregon State University – Applied Economics – Assistant Professor of Practice

Assistant Professor of Practice – Agricultural Economics

The Department of Applied Economics and the Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Program of the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) invite applications for a full‑time (1.00 FTE), 12‑month, fixed‑term Assistant Professor of Practice position in the area of Agricultural Economics. Reappointment of this Applied Economist is at the discretion of the supervisory team, including the CAS Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Leader and the Head of the Department of Applied Economics.

Minimum requires a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Economics, Business Administration, or a closely related field that will meet the duties of this position. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

The faculty member will design, coordinate, implement, deliver, and evaluate multi‑faceted community, farm and ranch Extension programs across Oregon counties. The individual may contribute to assessments of enterprise profitability and the impact of novel technologies or management strategies on financial or economic outcomes. Related priority areas include preparation of enterprise budgets of costs and returns for different activities. Other areas of responsibility may include economic impact analysis, farm financial management, guidance on crop insurance and other risk management alternatives, and farm labor management.

The individual may also generate analysis in support of market development or process development efforts within the larger agricultural system or food supply chain. The faculty member will translate economic research and data into practical decision support tools, including Extension publications, economic impact analyses, briefs, presentations, and visual materials appropriate for diverse Extension audiences. The person in this position will work in close coordination with other extension faculty in AEC.

The faculty member must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence through service or specific job duties, such as developing and presenting programs targeting under‑represented populations. This faculty member will design, maintain, and carry out programs to ensure that all people have equal employment opportunities and equal program participation opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or veteran’s status.

This faculty member will embody and advance the principles and practices conveyed in the CAS CARE Commitment document.

This position carries the general and specific responsibilities of a faculty member described in the CAS Faculty Handbook and the promotion and tenure guidelines of Oregon State University. These include effective research programs, demonstrable scholarship and creative activity, service contributions, and active professional development.

• Utilize Oregon State University’s Quality Teaching Framework to deliver high‑quality, non‑credit Extension education in agricultural, natural resource, and rural economics.
• Conduct ongoing needs‑assessment activities to identify priority economic issues affecting agricultural producers, land managers, and rural communities in Oregon.
• Develop, design, and deliver Extension educational programming to the Oregon communities on applied economics. Programming topics may include but are not limited to:
  • Enterprise budgeting and cost‑benefit analysis of projects
  • Market trends, labor economics, risk management, and economic resilience
  • Farm and ranch profitability
  • Economic impact analysis
  • Agricultural production costs and input markets
  • Water allocation, irrigation and water management economics
  • Agricultural policy and regulatory impacts
  • Energy, climate, and natural resource economics
• Translate economic research and data into practical decision‑support tools, including Extension publications,…