Senior Lecturer: Agriculture Management George Cam

Description:

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The Natural Resource Science & Management Cluster at the George Campus, Nelson Mandela University needs your talent, passion and commitment to strengthen our teaching, research and engagement in Agricultural Management practices.

The purpose of this academic post is to enhance learning and teaching as well as research at the interface of agricultural management and the application of farm practices to optimize the scarce resources of the farming unit. The post requires a person who has the ability to teach and research across disciplines within the Agricultural Management diploma and degree programs with specialisation in Agricultural Economics/Management and a focus on Plant Production/Horticulture. Learning and Teaching in the Department takes place at the following levels: Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Honours, MSc and PhD. The candidate should be able to teach at undergraduate level and postgraduate level. Our department engages in a diversity of basic and applied research activities and the candidate will be expected to support research programmes. We encourage multidisciplinary research and the building of national and international collaborative networks, and therefore the candidate should feel comfortable engaging in teaching and research activities with multi-disciplinary teams. We also strive to remain close to and build a strong relationship within the agricultural, forestry and conservation industries through engagement and through our undergraduate work-integrated learning program. Each staff member is expected to contribute to this effort, as we prepare the students to make a valuable contribution to the unique agricultural landscape surrounding George.

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