Assistant/Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director

Assistant/Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (Full Professor)

Job No: | Work Type: Full Time | Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) | Categories: Biology/Life Science, Agricultural Sciences | Department: - AG-DEAN FOR RESEARCH

Job Description

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) seeks an internal candidate for the role of Assistant/Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES). The position is at the full professor rank and requires a distinguished record of achievement beyond the associate professor level.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Is administratively responsible to the Dean for Research and Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES) in UF's Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
• Provides statewide leadership and support for agriculture, natural resources, and interrelated human systems research programs that address the mission and goals of UF/IFAS and the FAES.
• Fosters collaborative working relationships with UF administrators, faculty, staff, and students that support the conduct and coordination of world‑class, basic discovery, innovation and application research on agriculture, natural resource and human systems, including a liaison role with the Council of Research Associate Deans (CORAD).
• Works collaboratively with program leaders at UF/IFAS Institutes, Centers, and programs on issues relevant to FAES mission and goals, including development of strategic research initiatives that build upon institutional strengths and support preeminence, including but not limited to UF/IFAS's expanding role in artificial intelligence research.
• Builds and maintains effective and efficient programmatic relationships with international, federal, state and local stakeholders, including agencies that support the entire spectrum of research from basic to translational levels.
• Administers and provides oversight for targeted investments in faculty research programs by endowment‑based, capacity‑fund‑based, and internal UF and IFAS FAES‑based research programs, building faculty success at all career stages, including Early Career Seed Grants, grant writing workshops and consultancies, and Excellence Awards for Graduate Research.
• Collaborates and provides linkages with the Florida Cooperative Extension Service and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to support the land‑grant mission of UF, including potential engagement (depending on candidate expertise and interest) with the Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT) program, the undergraduate research internship program, the UF/IFAS Statistical Consulting Unit, and the Invasion Science Institute.
• Strengthens the development and implementation of executive functions of FAES, including policy development, strategic planning, and administration of research activities to ensure efficient workflows and strong communication between FAES and other UF offices.
• Supports professional development of faculty at all career stages, including but not limited to preparing evaluative letters for tenure and promotion, third‑year progress assessments, and post‑tenure review dossiers of statewide faculty, and coordination of faculty rotator projects that add value to the FAES.
• Promotes cross‑cutting, interdisciplinary research efforts that integrate science across all colleges with external institutions, including engagement with AgInnovation South, previously known as the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors.
• Represents the Dean for Research Office at UF, UF/IFAS, industry, agency, and regulatory functions as assigned.

Expected Salary

Commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in a field relevant to agriculture, natural resources, and/or interrelated human systems; familiar with FAES mission and goals; experience with effective leadership of research programs with identifiable impacts; strong working knowledge of the supporting science informing current UF and national research priorities; outstanding performance record in previous employment; demonstrated commitment to the research enterprise; tenured at the full professor rank in the tenure home unit; supportive of the mission of the Land‑Grant system; and a commitment to UF core values.

Applications Close

08 May 2026

Our Commitment (EEO Statement)

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. and is subject to all relevant laws.

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