Lecturer in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

**Job no**: 0062917
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing (tenure track)
**Faculty**:Faculty of Science
**Department/School**:School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
**Salary**: Level B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super

**Join Us in Shaping a Sustainable Future**
At The School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystems Sciences, we're dedicated to advancing education and research in environmental and ecosystem sciences, sustainable agriculture, and healthy food systems. We inspire and empower future leaders to champion sustainability, innovate solutions to global challenges, and foster partnerships across diverse communities and disciplines. Grounded in values of community, leadership, excellence, creativity, and sustainability, we strive to make a meaningful impact on both people and the planet.

We also offer salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, public transport discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses for our staff and their immediate families. If you're driven to create positive change and contribute to a better world, we invite you to join our passionate team.

**About the Role**
Join us as a Lecturer and make a significant impact in the fields of agricultural and agribusiness economics. You will contribute to both undergraduate and graduate programs, including the Agribusiness Specialisation of the Master of Agricultural Science and Master of Food Science degrees, as well as the agricultural economics and agribusiness major of the Bachelor of Agriculture. Develop engaging teaching materials and collaborate with businesses in the agribusiness value chain to create compelling case studies.

Additionally, you will establish a robust research program focusing on Australian and international agricultural, farm, and agribusiness economics, working closely with colleagues and external partners to drive innovative projects in finance and risk.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Design and develop curriculum in areas of agribusiness, agricultural economics, farm management economics, agricultural finance, quantitative methods and decision-making under risk and uncertainty that complement and build on the existing strengths of the School.
- Prepare and deliver high quality lectures, tutorials and seminars as appropriate
- Provide academic mentoring and assistance to students Coordinate and conduct student field trips to farms and agribusinesses
- Conduct internationally competitive research in the social and institutional dimensions of agricultural and environmental systems change.
- Contribute to and publish academic papers and other scholarly outputs to a high academic standard in accordance with the research expectations of the University of Melbourne.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You will have experience supervising research students and excellent interpersonal and communication skills for building positive relationships with staff, collaborators, and students. Additionally, you will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and collegially within a diverse workforce.

You will also have:

- Completion of a PhD in agricultural economics, farm economics or agribusiness.
- A thorough knowledge of Australian agriculture and global agricultural markets and agribusiness plus a depth of experience working with farmers to conduct case studies and analyse and solve problems, to identify and analyse research questions, and to develop teaching content about agricultural value chains, agricultural economics, marketing, finance and risk.
- Demonstrated experience, relative to opportunity, in developing engaging undergraduate and graduate teaching programs
- Demonstrated experience engaging and fostering relationships with relevant agricultural, economics and agribusiness professionals and industry bodies and stakeholders.
- Ability to identify and contribute to the attraction of grants and external income.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is available for this position**.

**Your New Team - “School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences“**
The School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) brings together diverse discipline strengths to lead the development of new interdisciplinary thinking and high-impact solutions for global challenges relating to climate change, food security, biodiversity conversation, sustainable forest management, invasive species, and environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural practices.

The School is situated across four University campuses, with dedicated agriculture, forest and fire, and urban horticulture facilities that enable a unique hands-on learning experience. The School is actively engaged in partnerships with industry, government, alumni, and the community to share knowledge and co-develop solutions to real-world problems. Join a vibrant commun