Assistant Professor

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** Closing Date:
** 02/21/2026##
** Type of Position:
** Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track
** Workstudy Position:
** No##
** Job Type:
** Regular## ##
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* Work Shift:

** Day Shift (United States of America)
** Sponsorship Available:
** No##
** Institution Name:
** University of Arkansas, Fayetteville##
** Department:
** Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
** Department's Website:**##
** Summary of

Job Duties:

** This position is a 9-month, tenure-track appointment in the Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence in the Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas. This appointment will be 80% Research and 20% teaching. Relevant expertise for consideration for this position may include price risk management, supply-chain management, the design and use of agricultural and financial derivative instruments for price risk management, behavioral or experimental approaches to risk assessment and management, applied risk modeling, commodity marketing, time-series econometrics, or related topics.

The successful candidate will develop a research program in one or more of these areas, regularly publishing in relevant peer-reviewed outlets and attracting extramural funding from competitive sources. This position will be responsible for teaching risk-management-related content at the undergraduate or graduate level and directing graduate student research.
Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.##
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* Qualifications:

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* Minimum Qualifications:

*** An earned Doctorate in agricultural/applied economics, economics, finance, or related field from a nationally recognized and accredited institution at the time of hire
* Evidence of excellent written and verbal communication ability, quantitative skills, and experience in collaborative scholarship
* Commitment to the active pursuit of a scholarship agenda consistent with the Land Grant mission and leading to refereed publications, professional presentations, timely and relevant outreach programs and materials, innovative and effective resident instruction, and extramural funding
* Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and collegiality
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Research and teaching experience, experience in industry/stakeholder engagement
** Additional Information:
**** Salary Information:
** Commensurate with education and experience
** Required Documents to Apply:
** Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Statement of Research Philosophy, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Unofficial/Official Transcript(s)
** Optional Documents:
** Proof of Veteran Status
** Recruitment Contact Information:
** Lawton Lanier Nalley   llnalley
* All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site
** Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.
*** Special Instructions to Applicants:**##
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