Assistant Professor

Job Title

Assistant Professor

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Vernon

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Vernon, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information

We are seeking an Assistant Professor in the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Vernon. Qualified candidates should be inter-disciplinary scientists who can use multiple tools and approaches with a desire to advance science at the intersection of management, genetics, and the environment. Research impacts should include improved decision making, whole farm management, efficiency, productivity, profitability, and sustainability. Technologies used should include some of the following, UAS, robots, sensors, internet of things, artificial intelligence, digital data, and GPS. The successful candidate should be prepared to develop and implement an independent research program that contributes to the development of economically viable solutions, secure extramural funding, maintain a consistent publishing record in peer reviewed journals, and build collaborations with research and extension faculty at the Center and throughout the Texas A&M system, and other universities. Expectations are to build a highly impactful, externally funded, nationally recognized, and self-sustainable research program.

Responsibilities:

• Build an externally funded, nationally recognized, self-sustainable research program that addresses issues facing the agricultural industry in Texas related to productivity and sustainability.

• Address the researchable issues related to 1) precision agriculture; 2) artificial intelligence & machine learning; 3) internet of things; 4) remote sensing; 5) robotics; and 6) UAS. Research will be focused on one or more of the topics listed.

• Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and technical reports, and algorithms and models will be shared with stakeholders and the scientific and forest management communities.

• Engage with industry professionals and cooperate in outreach activities relevant to stakeholders.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Administrative Relationships: 

• Reports directly to the Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Vernon, with input from the Department of Soils and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, College Station.

• Directs the work of support staff, and other technical personnel and graduate students assigned to the project.

• Promotion decisions are the joint responsibility of the Center Director and the Director of Texas A&M AgriL