Lecturer - Ref. AW07/053/0326 at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Providing academic leadership in agribusiness and farm management teaching, research, and strategic initiatives within the Faculty of AgriSciences.
• Designing and delivering modules in agribusiness management, farm management, production economics, financial management, and applied economic analysis.
• Advancing research in agribusiness, farm-level decision-making, value chain management, and agricultural competitiveness, and publishing in accredited journals.
• Building interdisciplinary collaborations with industry stakeholders, agribusiness firms, financial institutions, and value chain partners to strengthen applied research and engagement.
• Sourcing and managing local and international research projects, including stakeholder engagement and fundraising.
• Teaching and coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate modules in agricultural economics and quantitative methods.
• Supervising honours, master's and doctoral students, and co-supervising with collaborators where appropriate.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• PhD in agricultural economics or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge in farm management, agribusiness management, production economics, applied economic analysis, and commodity trading within agro-food systems.
• 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 and willingness to conduct undergraduate teaching in agricultural economics and related quantitative modules.
• The ability and willingness to conduct postgraduate teaching and supervision/co-supervision - supervision across disciplines will be advantageous. 
• Peer-reviewed publications in agricultural economics, agribusiness, farm management, or related fields
• 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 for a multilingual University.
• The ability to demonstrate and uphold Stellenbosch University's core values.

Closing Date: 25-Mar-2026