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Posted: 06-Sep-23
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 486053
Department Name: 81040:AGR ECONOMICS
Job Summary:
The Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (M-G CAFE) seeks a dynamic and visionary Chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics. As a land-grant university, we value a demonstrated commitment towards integrating research, instruction, and extension programs, as well as a keen dedication to the needs of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Our People
The department currently has 22 full-time faculty, three post-doctoral scholars and 28 staff. The department currently has 150 undergraduate students, and 18 graduate students. The department also provides substantial teaching and advising support for 300-plus students in the interdepartmental undergraduate Equine Science and Management and Natural Resources and Environmental Science majors in the College.
Extension, Research, and Instruction
The department's faculty and staff provide Extension programming across a wide range of focus areas including, but not limited to, farm management, grain and livestock marketing, local foods and direct marketing of specialty crops, macroeconomics and public policy, and economic development. The department focuses on three research and graduate education areas: 1) regional economics/rural economic development; 2) agricultural production economics; and 3) marketing/consumer demand. Students in our Agricultural Economics undergraduate major select from three possible curriculum tracks: 1) Agribusiness Management and Food Marketing; 2) Agricultural Economics; and 3) Advanced Studies in Agricultural Economics. The department also supports a large number of students pursuing minors in Agricultural Economics.
Specialized and Related Programs
Most departmental offices are located in the Charles E. Barnhart Building on UK's Lexington Campus. Kentucky Farm Business Management (KFBM) Program specialists are located in six counties across Kentucky. In addition to KFBM, other specialized departmental programs include the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)and the UK Income Tax Seminar Program. Departmental faculty and staff are also active in a variety of additional college efforts including:
- Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)
- Food Systems Innovation Center
- MarketReady™ Producer Training Program
- The Food Connection
- Kentucky Small Business Development Center
- Center for Crop Diversification
- UK Industrial Hemp Agronomic Research
College Opportunities
This is an exciting time to be joining M-G CAFE. The late University of Kentucky alum and former trustee Carol Martin
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About University of Kentucky
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
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