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Lecturer/Assistant/Associate Professor of Livestock Production and Agribusiness

Alpine

Agriculture and Industry

999286

01/21/2025

Yes

08/25/2025

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required for the tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor a Doctorate in Agriculture, Agricultural Business or Animal Science or a closely related field with a focus on applied livestock production and agribusiness. Candidates should have at least 18 graduate level hours in Agri-Business or Business and/or 18 graduate hours in Animal Science. Candidates that have practical experience or undergraduate hours within a field but are missing graduate hours will be considered but must be willing to complete the missing graduate hours in the second field within the first two years of employment. Ph.D. candidates who are near completion will be considered.

Required for the non-tenure track lecturer a Masters in Agriculture, Agricultural Business or Animal Science or a closely related field with a focus on applied livestock production and agribusiness. Candidates should have at least 18 graduate level hours in Agri-Business or Business and/or 18 graduate hours in Animal Science. Candidates that have practical experience or undergraduate hours within a field but are missing graduate hours will be considered but must be willing to complete the missing graduate hours in the second within the first two years of employment.

Must have a strong commitment to undergraduate education and possess excellent communication skills; be technically current; be an enthusiastic team player who is willing to work in a multidisciplinary program; and have demonstrated skills in leadership.

An upper level degree (Masters or doctorate) in both Animal Science and Agribusiness. Candidates with a focus on farrier within the animal science will be given preference.

Candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Agribusiness and livestock production. These teaching opportunities may include courses such as Ag Economics, Ag Marketing, Farm and Ranch Records, Ranch Management, Beef Cattle Production, and Sheep and Goat Production. There may also be additional teaching of graduate level courses depending on departmental needs, the individual’s interests, educational background and skill level. Additional responsibilities include serving as an advisor for student clubs; participation in and helping conduct departmental sponsored events; participation in faculty governance and service activities at the departmental, college and university levels; and engagement in scholarly activity. Such activities are broadly defined and may include the scholarship of teaching, research, or similar activities.

Responsible for personal safety and safety of others; must exercise caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

This position is security sensitive.

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before eligible new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu

Sul Ross State University, located in Alpine, Texas (www.alpinetexas.com), is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students on campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers.Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park, are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine. More information is available regarding Sul Ross State University and position openings through our website (http://www.sulross.edu).
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Undergraduate degree include a B.S. in Agriculture with concentrations in Agricultural Business, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Systems, and Sustainable Ranch Management and a B.S. in Animal Science with concentrations in Animal Production, Science and Pre-veterinary Medicine. Graduate degree options include a Master’s thesis in Animal Science and a Master’s of Agriculture (online non-thesis) program. (http://www.sulross.edu).