Washington State University (WSU) invites applications and nominations for the position of Director/Professor of the School of Economic Sciences. The Director is responsible for leadership and management of the School of Economic Sciences which was formed from the merger of the Department of Economics and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 2004. The School has 30 full-time faculty members, 7 support staff and more than 80 graduate students, including more than 60 PhD students. The Director has a commitment to the diversity and breadth of teaching, research and extension programs and will mentor and teach graduate students in the School. The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.

Required qualifications for the position include:

Earned PhD in Economics or Agricultural Economics or a related field

An academic record and work experience sufficient to achieve tenure at the rank of professor

Preferred qualifications include:

Effective leadership and management skills, including strategic planning and implementation

Ability to effectively represent and support the School s interests

Effective interpersonal skills, including consensus building and promoting teamwork

Understanding of curriculum and course development at both the graduate and undergraduate level

A commitment to promoting diversity

A commitment to the mission of a land-grant university

A capacity for balancing the diverse opportunities and responsibilities of the School and its faculty, including allocating resources equitably to these diverse opportunities and responsibilities

Evidence of successful financial management including budgeting and the generation and allocation of resources

Successful record of extramural funding and fund raising

Ability to work and communicate with diverse groups, including both internal and external stakeholders

For further information, please see http://hrs.wsu.edu/employment/fapvacancies.aspx

Screening of applications will begin September 15, 2010. To apply please submit 1) a letter of application addressing each of the required and preferred qualifications, 2) a statement of your vision to lead the School towards its potential, 3) a current curriculum vitae, and 4) the names and contact information for 5 people who have agreed to serve as references. References will not be contacted without written consent from the applicants. Electronic submission of materials is preferred.

Please submit all materials to:

Lisa Clyde
EEO Coordinator
CAHNRS/WSU Extension
413 Hulbert Hall
P. O. Box 646248
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6248
eeocoord@wsu.edu
509-335-2822
Fax 509-335-2926


WSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply. WSU is committed to excellence through diversity, has faculty friendly policies including a partner accommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (see http://ADVANCE.wsu.edu/.)