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Associate Director, Texas Sea Grant College Program

     Position Description: Applications are being accepted for the position of Associate Director and Extension Program Leader with the Texas Sea Grant College Program, a non-academic research center within the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University. The Associate Director will provide leadership and have responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Texas Sea Grant Extension Program (TXSGE) and its personnel (currently comprising seven county marine agents and eight marine specialists) and working closely with the Director, Research Coordinator and Communications Coordinator as an integral part of the management team for the Texas Sea Grant College Program.

The Associate Director and Extension Program Leader:

          • Serves as liaison with Texas AgriLife, which co-funds the seven marine agents (in cooperation with the respective County Commissioners Courts) and the specialists who are jointly funded by Texas Sea Grant and other Texas A&M University System components.
          • Assists the Director with strategic planning, strategic plan implementation and in identifying additional funding opportunities for the program.
          • Develops and produces the extension portion of the biennial omnibus proposal for funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
          • Manages the TXSGE budget.
          • Serves on the Executive Committee of the Coastal Coordination Council.
          • Serves as a member of the Assembly of Extension Leaders.
          • Performs other duties as assigned.

     The Associate Director also represents the Texas Sea Grant College Program in regional and national meetings of counterparts from among the other 30 Sea Grant programs around the nation, and serves on state, regional and national committees and councils as appropriate.

     Location: The Associate Director will be stationed in the Texas Sea Grant College Program office in College Station, Texas

     Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

     Application: A letter of application and complete vitae are requested in hard copy and on disk in Microsoft Word or by email. Applicants should solicit three letters of recommendation and request that they be mailed directly to Texas Sea Grant. Letters of recommendation may also be faxed or emailed. All material should be sent to: Search Committee Chairman, Texas Sea Grant College Program, 2700 Earl Rudder Freeway South, Suite 1800, College Station, Texas 77845. Fax: (979) 845-7525; e-mail Dewayne Hollin. The deadline for applications is August 31, 2008, or until a suitable candidate is found.

Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity employer
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