Duties:

• Provide academic leadership in agribusiness and farm management teaching, research, and strategic initiatives commensurate with appointment level
• Design and deliver modules in agribusiness management, farm management, production economics, financial management, and applied economic analysis
• Advance research in agribusiness, farm-level decision-making, value chain management, and agricultural competitiveness, publishing in accredited journals
• Build interdisciplinary collaborations with industry stakeholders, agribusiness firms, financial institutions, and value chain partners
• Source and manage local and international research projects, including stakeholder engagement and fundraising
• Teach and coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate modules in agricultural economics and quantitative methods
• Supervise honours, master’s and doctoral students, and co-supervise with collaborators

Requirements:

For the appointment of Junior Lecturer

• MSc in Agricultural Economics, or a closely related discipline aligned to agribusiness and farm management.
• Knowledge of farm management, agribusiness management, production economics, and applied economic analysis.
• Analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret financial, production, and market data to support farm- and value-chain-level decision-making.
• The abillity to conduct farm-level financial analysis, budgeting, risk management, value chain analysis, and decision-support tools.
• The ability and willingness to participate in an active teaching programme in agricultural economics and related quantitative modules, within a tertiary education context.
• Language proficiency suitable for a multilingual university.
• The ability to demonstrate and uphold the core values of Stellenbosch University (SU).
• The ability and willingness to conduct research in farm and agribusiness management and production economics.

For the appointment of Lecturer and Senior Lecturer

• PhD in Agricultural Economics, or a closely related discipline aligned to agribusiness and farm management.
• Demonstrated knowledge in farm management, agribusiness management, production economics, and applied economic analysis.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret financial, production, and market data to support farm- and value-chain-level decision-making.
• The abillity to conduct farm-level financial analysis, budgeting, risk management, value chain analysis, and decision-support tools.
• The ability or experience to conduct undergraduate teaching in agricultural economics and related quantitative modules within a tertiary education context commensurate with the level of appointment.
• The ability or experience to conduct postgraduate teaching and supervision/co-supervision, commensurate with the level of appointment.
• Peer-reviewed publications in agricultural economics, agribusiness, farm management, or related fields, commensurate with the level of appointment.
• Relevant engagement with the agro-food sector, including industry, government, producer organisations, financial institutions, or civil society.
• The ability to source and execute collaborative research projects.
• The ability to participate in multi-disciplinary research teams and strategic initiatives.
• Language proficiency suitable for a multilingual university.
• The ability to demonstrate and uphold the core values of Stellenbosch University (SU).

Recommendations: 

• Knowledge of commodity trading within agro-food systems will be an added advantage.

Stellenbosch University, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Agricultural Economics

The department is seeking academic staff to provide leadership in agribusiness and farm management education and research, with emphasis on applied economic analysis and value chain management.