Texas A&M AgriLife Research seeks a full-time, research-active, and dynamic individual with a proven record of excellence in research and organizational leadership to serve as Center Director at the agency’s San Angelo Research and Extension Center. This person will be responsible for administering and coordinating all aspects of the Center and participating in active research through collaboration, where appropriate, to enhance faculty research productivity at the Center. This is a 12-month appointment and will be linked with a departmental affiliation within Texas A&M University that best fits the candidate’s background and interest. The Center Director is expected to provide visionary leadership, recognize, and respond to dynamic research and public service needs regionally and statewide, and catalyze the design and implementation of innovative research projects. The Center Director will also be responsible for fostering productive partnerships and relationships with relevant organizations; recruiting and retaining highly qualified faculty and staff; promoting professional development among faculty and staff; facilitating the acquisition of external resources; and providing fair, sound, and transparent management of human, physical, and fiscal assets. Central to the success of this position is the ability to foster interdisciplinary research and collaborate on the subject matter with department heads, university administration, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, local/state/national government entities, civic and business leaders, and advisory and commodity groups. Responsibilities • In collaboration with research and extension faculty at the San Angelo Center, develop a vision for the continued role of the Center and AgriLife Research in the dynamic environment of agriculture, food, and natural resources science in the west-central region of Texas, throughout the state of Texas, across the nation and internationally. • Provide intellectual, philosophical, and strategic leadership to Center faculty, staff, and students to enhance research, extension, and teaching missions. • Develop strategic responses to agriculture-related challenges and opportunities, particularly in meeting the needs of the region’s food, fiber, biofuel, range management, outdoor recreation, sheep and goat research, wildlife management, water resources, and value-added processing industries. • Develop and/or lead research teams to respond to internal and external research grant opportunities with research faculty from AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension, and other research partners. • Manage human, physical, and fiscal resources, and build a strong and growing portfolio of extramural funding to enhance the Center’s research capacity and reputation. • Support ongoing collaborative research and foster synergistic new initiatives between Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and Texas A&M University System regional universities. The San Angelo Center also has a long-standing relationship with Angelo State University that is mission critical. • Represent the Center to state and federal agencies, private organizations, partners, collaborators, key industry groups, and international organizations. • Provide leadership for the coordination of efforts between research, teaching, and extension faculty to create an effective and synergistic working relationship. • Coordinate with the administration of AgriLife Research to plan initiatives, convey research and extension information, and pursue fundraising opportunities that will benefit the Center far into the future. • Communicate effectively with AgriLife Research administration, department heads in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, AgriLife Extension leadership, and other Texas A&M University System components. • Develop collaborative and administrative leadership between Center Director and District Extension Administrator for Research and Extension programs and operations for the Center.