Research Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

Job Title

Research Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Research Director Management

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

About the Organization

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

10345 Hwy 44, Corpus Christi, TX 78406
ccag.tamu.edu
 

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi was officially opened in February 1974, and formally dedicated in May 1974. The Center is administratively responsible for the research of satellite station laboratories located at Beeville and Flour Bluff. Faculty and staff located at the Center and Satellite Stations research problems facing South Texas including agricultural economics, animal science, crop physiology, digital agriculture, entomology, family and consumer health, forage agronomy, mariculture, rangeland management, soil and crop sciences, and youth development.

With a vast network of 18 county Extension offices and some 50 professional educators, spanning from Corpus Christi to Brenham, the science-based programs, tools and resources provided by AgriLife Extension are available to every resident in our district.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi celebrated 50 years of dedicated service to the community last year, embodying our commitment to educating and empowering individuals on matters of agriculture and health innovation.

Position Information

Title: Research Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

Appointment: 12 months
Reports To: Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Location: Corpus Christi Research & Extension Center, Corpus Christi, TX

Texas A&M AgriLife Research seeks a full-time, dynamic individual with a proven record of research excellence to serve as Center Director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi. This person will administrate and coordinate all aspects of the Center’s operations and participate in research directly and/or through building local, state and national collaborations. This appointment includes a Graduate Faculty affiliation with a department in Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences befitting the successful candidate’s background and interests.

The Center Director provides visionary leadership as they recognize and respond to dynamic research and public service needs. The director catalyzes the design and implementation of innovative research projects to enhance overall faculty research productivity. The Center Director is also responsible for fostering productive partnerships and relationships with relevant organizations, recruiting and retaining highly qualified faculty and staff, promoting professional development among faculty and staff, facilitating the acquisition of external resources, and providing fair, sound, and transparent management of human, physical, and fiscal assets.

Central to the success of this position is the ability to foster interdisciplinary research and collaborate on the subject matter with department heads; university administration; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension; local, state, national, and international research entities; civic and business leaders; and advisory and commodity groups.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with research faculty at the Corpus Christi Center, facilitate development of a vision for the continued role of the Center and AgriLife Research in the dynamic environment of agriculture, food, and water science in the Corpus Christi area, throughout Texas, the nation, and globally.

• Foster intellectual, philosophical, and strategic leadership with Center faculty and scientists, staff, and students to enhance research, extension, and teaching missions.

• Develop strategic responses to agriculture related challenges and opportunities, particularly in meeting the needs of the region’s food, feed, fiber, and value-added processing industries.

• Facilitate the development of research teams to respond to internal and external research grant opportunities with the involvement of research faculty from AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension, as well as other research partner