Senior Lecturer Agricultural Management Science (4336) at Nelson Mandela University

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• To teach undergraduate Agricultural Management students in the fields of applied agricultural financial planning and analyses, regenerative agriculture/resource management and any other courses assigned to you by the Head of the Department.
• To facilitate student learning at a post-graduate level in the broad disciplines of Agricultural Management/Agricultural Economics.
• To initiate research within the Agricultural Management/Agricultural Economics fields and publish research findings.
• To engage and build networks within agriculture and the broader natural resource management industry and academia.
• To facilitate academic engagement with stakeholders to the benefit of students and the department.
• Perform administrative and management functions in the Agricultural Management Department as required by the Head of Department, which includes managing work-integrated learning of diploma students, managing post-graduate students, sourcing of grant funding/AgriSETA, offering of short learning programs, facilitating practical excursions of students, student recruitment, etc.
• To undertake curriculum development for new courses and participate in regular re-curriculation of modules and programme reviews.
• To initiate community engagement projects and engage in professional development activities.

REQUIREMENTS

• A PhD in Agricultural Economics/Farm Management with a focus on horticulture/Plant production
• 5 years of relevant work experience, with at least two years experience within the agricultural industry and with additional service in academia to make up the 5 years
• Proven track-record and experience in farm-level financial planning and financial analyses, regenerative agriculture/resource management of commercial farm enterprises.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research in a cross-disciplinary context in agriculture.
• A track record of publications relevant to the field of Agricultural Management/Economics
• Leadership roles in related fields within agriculture will be an added advantage.
• A significant record of engagement with industry stakeholders within the wider agricultural community