Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Financial and Agricultural Commodit

Position Overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $166,700 (annual). "Off‑scale salaries" and other components of pay resulting in a salary that is higher than the published system‑wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.

Open date: September 15, 2025

Most recent review date: Monday, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics with a preferred emphasis in financial and agricultural commodity market economics. This is an academic year (9‑month), tenure‑track Assistant Professor position.

The appointee is expected to establish a research program in financial and agricultural commodity market economics. The appointee will be responsible for teaching in the undergraduate joint business major, managerial economics major and M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Teaching responsibilities will consist of two courses in the first year, three in the second year, and four per year thereafter. The courses to be taught by the appointee will be set by the department chair based upon departmental needs and the successful candidate's interests/expertise.

The appointee's primary teaching responsibilities are likely to include ARE 138 International Commodity & Resource Markets
, 139 Futures & Options Markets
, and 171 Principles of Finance
. Other courses that the appointee may be asked to teach include UG courses in finance (172 and 173), MS level courses in agricultural economics and finance (223, 271), and PhD level courses in empirical methods (202B, 202C), and agricultural economics (231, 232, and 233). Other responsibilities include student advising at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and training/mentoring graduate students. Participation in and development of public outreach and/or community engagement programs, and performance of departmental and university service is expected.

This recruitment is being conducted at the assistant rank. The resulting hire will be at the assistant rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.

Initial review of applications will be conducted using anonymized versions of the Statement of Research Accomplishments and Interests. Applications demonstrating sufficient potential based on this review will be advanced to full review. The RAC will perform the initial anonymized screening after a staff member anonymizes applications.

Full‑time Equivalent (FTE)

This position will be recruited at the Assistant Professor rank. This is a tenure‑track academic year (9‑month) position.

Availability of Space and Resources

Office space will be provided by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Social Sciences and Humanities building on the UC Davis central campus. Faculty share administrative, accounting, and clerical staff. Ongoing instruction and research support is provided by a departmental computer facility, consisting of a local area network and centralized computing system, which augments the usual PC or Macintosh computing capabilities.

Permanent Programmer/Analyst staff provides on‑site assistance for most computing needs. Clerical support staff provides routine administrative services. Teaching Assistants and Readers are assigned to instructors with large‑enrollment classes.

It is current department policy to provide a base level of support allocation to each faculty member, which funds routine annual expenses including telephone tolls, copy services, computer/software enhancements, minimal travel expenses, and any other expenses deemed necessary…