Lecturer/Instructional Assistant Professor
About The Position
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is creating an environment that affirms community across all dimensions. This is a 12-month, full-time, non-tenure-accruing position that will be 100% teaching, available in the Food and Resource Economics Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This is a time-limited position. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Duties will include teaching undergraduate courses (on-campus and online) in agricultural economics and agribusiness. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. A successful candidate with a Ph.D. degree would be eligible to use the ‘Instructional Assistant Professor’ working title. The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising. Faculty are encouraged to support and participate in the CALS Honors Program.
Requirements
- A master’s degree (foreign equivalent acceptable) in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline is required.
- Demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication and interpersonal relationships.
- Must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.
- Must have a commitment to UF core values.
Nice To Haves
- A doctoral degree (foreign equivalent acceptable) in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline is strongly preferred.
- Previous teaching experience in person and online.
- Procurement of extramural funding.
- Ability to teach courses in agricultural economics and one or more of the following focus areas: 1) agribusiness management; 2) agribusiness financial planning; and 3) machine learning for economists.
Responsibilities
- Teaching undergraduate courses (on-campus and online) in agricultural economics and agribusiness.
- Seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program.
- Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction.
- Advise and mentor undergraduate students.
- Participate in curriculum revision and enhancement.
- Seek funding for the teaching program.
- Supervise undergraduate research and creative work.
- Publish teaching-related scholarship.
- Produce learning tools.
- Engage in professional development activities related to teaching and advising.
- Support and participate in the CALS Honors Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
