Assistant or Associate Professor of Biomaterials Marketing and Extension
6 days ago
About the Position
The Commonwealth of Virginia invites applications for an Extension Specialist in Sustainable Biomaterial Marketing and Business Development. The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech is seeking a dynamic candidate to build a program focused on existing and emerging biomaterial products, markets, and opportunities, with a strong focus on the state's forest products business sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze biobased materials and energy markets to identify trends and opportunities
- Assess the policy impact on market conditions and provide recommendations for business development
- Assist stakeholders with analyzing and developing potential markets for sustainable biomaterials
- Identify industry needs and advance knowledge as product markets develop
- Support renewable materials businesses with business strategy development and implementation
- Develop sustainable business strategies and support business plan development
- Assist with new product development and analysis of export markets
- Program evaluation and impact assessment
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Sustainable Biomaterials, Forest Products Marketing, Bioproducts Marketing, Operations Management, Business, Forestry, Wood Science, or related field
- Potential to attract funding to support an active research and extension program
- Potential to develop and sustain a nationally recognized extension program
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to publish and present scholarly work
- Potential for success in research design, grant development, and presentation of results at scientific meetings
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to mentor and support graduate and undergraduate students
- Evidence of stakeholder engagement, situation analysis, creating and delivering content for educational outreach, training, or continuing education purposes via multiple delivery modes and evaluation
- Demonstrated record of scholarship that complements existing sustainable biomaterials programs
- Ability and interest to collaborate with state or federal agencies, foreign governments, NGOs, private industry, or some combination of these groups
- Experience in leading and managing teams
- Demonstrated ability to work with and support diverse colleagues, clientele, and audiences located at on and off-campus locations to build cohesive programs across research and Extension missions
About Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight colleges and a graduate school. Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.
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Blacksburg, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full timeAbout the PositionThe Commonwealth of Virginia invites applications for an Extension Specialist in Sustainable Biomaterial Marketing and Business Development. The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech is seeking a dynamic candidate to build a program focused on existing and emerging biomaterial products, markets, and opportunities, with a...
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