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