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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
The appointee will conduct research and teaching pertinent to the California grape and wine industries. The appointment is for five years and renewable on a five- year basis, per regularly established University procedures for endowed chair reappointments (APM 191, UCD 191). The individual will be a tenured faculty member or Associate/Full Specialist in Cooperative Extension in the Department of Viticulture and Enology, The Chair carries endowment income funding for research and related activities pertinent to viticulture and enology.

It is expected that the holder of the endowed chair will advance at least normally through the faculty ranks on the basis of his/her scholarly activities, teaching and/or extension, University and public service.

Responsibilities of the Endowed Chair:

• Engage in teaching and/or extension and scholarly activities focused in the area of enology and/or viticulture.
• Teach one to three courses a year in the undergraduate and graduate programs or the equivalent in extension programs in the Department of Viticulture and Enology.
• Conduct research on grapevines or in enology and perform service to the Department of Viticulture and Enology and the broader community in which it is situated.
• Provide leadership for the grape and wine industries and be fully engaged in activities in the Department of Viticulture and Enology
• Enhance the academic and intellectual life of the campus as a whole.

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