Assistant Professor; tenure-track

College of Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural Education, Communication & Sciences

The College of Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural Education, Communication & Sciences invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position.

The incumbent in this position will focus on providing innovative development and instruction in Agriculture and Natural Resources Communication. The individual will teach, recruit, develop curriculum, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, conduct a nationally recognized research and scholarly program and engage in service activities that further the growth of our Agricultural Education, Communication, and Sciences Department. This person will be helping develop curriculum for an agricultural and natural resources communication undergraduate major for both in-person and on Ecampus.

This person will collaborate with faculty in the department and other colleges on research, teaching, and curriculum development.

All Oregon State University faculty in the professorial ranks have a responsibility to engage in scholarship and creative activity. Scholarship is intellectual work in research, teaching, or extension that is shared with peers in journals, in formal peer-reviewed presentations at professional meetings, or comparable peer-evaluated forums.

The position will support the university, College of Agricultural Sciences, and department of Agricultural Education, Communication, and Sciences strategic plans.

College of Agricultural Sciences faculty are committed to enhancing student success by engaging students in quality academic, research, internships, global studies, and other experiential learning opportunities. Positions with primary responsibility for extension and outreach are likewise committed to learner success through programming appropriate for diverse audiences. There is an expectation that, as part of your role in the college, you 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 Faculty Handbook and the promotion and tenure guidelines of Oregon State University. These include effective research and extension programs, demonstrable scholarship and creative activity, service contributions, and active professional development.

• Teach and create curriculum for undergraduate and graduate coursework within the department specific to Agricultural and Natural Resource Communications
• Design and conduct research and scholarship leading to new knowledge related to Agricultural and Natural Resource Communications
• Actively seek extramural grants and contracts supporting research and areas of focus within the department.
• Provide service to the department, college, university, industry, and profession through committee service and leadership as appropriate and requested by the department, college and university administration.

Required Qualifications:

• A doctorate degree in agricultural communications, communication(s), life science communications, mass communications, journalism, or closely related field.
• Evidence of successful teaching experience in agricultural communications or natural resources communication, OR successful teaching experience in other fields of communication with expertise in science, including science communication, mass communication, life science communication, or journalism.
• Evidence of a successful publication record commensurate with the expectations of a tenure-track position.
• Demonstrated success and commitment to effective teaching.
• Demonstrated success and commitment to research in…