Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor - Agricultural Economics at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Teaching undergraduate (where applicable) and postgraduate modules;
• Supervising honours, master’s and PhD students;
• Conducting research and publishing articles in leading accredited journals;
• Raising funds to support existing research programmes and/or initiating new ones.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

In addition to the minimum requirements listed for the relevant levels of appointment below, the successful candidate should also demonstrate innovative thinking and present new ideas on how to expand the research capacity of partner institutions in Africa in the relevant field.

Lecturer:

• A PhD degree in Agricultural Economics / Environmental Economics / Agricultural Extension;
• Two years’ teaching and research experience.

Senior Lecturer:

• A PhD in Agricultural Economics / Environmental Economics / Agricultural Extension;
• Three years’ teaching and research experience in Agricultural Economics / Environmental Economics / Agricultural Extension;
• Evidence of publications in accredited journals in Agricultural Economics / Environmental Economics / Agricultural Extension;
• Evidence of successful supervision / co-supervision of master’s students.

Associate Professor: (Same as for Senior Lecturer, plus)

• A proven record of successful supervision of postgraduate students;
• Five years’ teaching and research experience;
• Recognition by peers as a researcher with high academic standing;
• A comprehensive international publication record and experience leading joint research projects in the field of Agricultural or Environmental Economics;
• A record of collaboration with local and international scientists;
• Proven experience in fundraising for research.

Professor: (same as Associate professor, plus)

• Proven graduation record of PhD students in Agricultural Economics;
• Eight years’ teaching and research experience;
• Recognition as a rated scientist with substantial international standing in Agricultural Economics;
• Evidence of designing and implementing own curriculum content.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES (at all levels):

• The ability to develop a world class research programme will count in the candidate’s favour.
• The candidate for the position in Agricultural Extension should exhibit competencies in the following areas of extension and rural development:
• Human and organisational behaviour change, decision-making and management;
• Communication for rural development, including the fundamentals of communication, individual, group and mass communication.
• The candidate for the position in Agricultural Economics should exhibit competencies in institutional and behavioural economics.