2024-2025 Lecturer -Agricultural & Resource Economics

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis invites applications for lecturer positions to teach courses in its undergraduate Managerial Economics major during the 2024-2025 academic year. Compensation and the duration of the appointment will depend on the number of courses assigned and the number of units per course.

General Information:

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis is recognized nationally and internationally for the quality of its faculty and the strength of its undergraduate and graduate programs. The Department's undergraduate Managerial Economics major is one of the largest on the UC Davis campus. Lecturers are selected to fill specialized positions that require their professional or academic expertise and complement the courses taught by ladder faculty in the major.

Courses to be taught:

The following courses may be offered by lecturers during the 2024-2025 academic year.

ARE 18 - Business Law

ARE 100A - Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory of Production and Consumption

ARE 100B - Intermediate Microeconomics: Imperfect Competition, Markets and Welfare Economics

ARE 115A - Economic Development

ARE 106 - Econometric Theory and Applications

ARE 118 - Tax Accounting

ARE 119 - Intermediate Managerial Accounting

ARE 136 - Managerial Marketing

ARE 143 - Investments

ARE 150 - Agricultural Labor

ARE 155 - Operations Research and Management Science

ARE 157 - Analysis for Operations and Production Management

ARE 171- Principles of Finance

ARE 172- Financial Management of the Firm

Other courses may be added to this list as needed to cover one-time openings. Expanded course descriptions may be viewed on the Department's website: https://managerialeconomics.ucdavis.edu/course-descriptions.

Responsibilities:

Teach one or more undergraduate courses in the Managerial Economics major, depending on programmatic need and the candidate's experience and availability. Duties will include full responsibility for course preparation and presentation, including but not limited to, lectures, preparation and grading of exams, office hours outside of class, and supervision of teaching assistants or readers if assigned.

Service Dates:

Fall Quarter 2024: September 23, 2024- December 13, 2024

Winter Quarter 2025: January 3, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Spring Quarter 2025: March 27, 2025 - June 12, 2025

Salary:

Salary commensurate with qualifications, education, experience and course load.

Applications may be submitted throughout the 2024-2025 academic year with appointments made as suitable candidates are identified. However, to guarantee consideration, applications should be received before April 14, 2024 for the 2024-2025 academic year. Interested individuals should submit a cover letter with course preferences and quarters available, three letters of recommendation, a curriculum vita, a statement of contributions to diversity, and evidence of teaching proficiency. Candidates may be asked for further evidence of scholarship or teaching effectiveness at a later date. Candidates must apply online at http://recruit.ucdavis.edu.

First review will be for internal applicants who had an appointment in 2024-2025. If we do not make a hire from the internal applicants, we will consider external applicants who applied by the "Initial Review Date". If we do not make a hire from the internal or external applicants who applied by the "Initial Review Date", then an additional review date can be used and all applicants at that point are considered at the same time regardless of whether or not they are internal or external.

These positions are covered by collective bargaining agreement. UC Davis is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Department: https://are.ucdavis.edu/

The criterion for appointment is evidence of teaching excellence and expertise in the subject matter area. Individuals recruited should possess a post-baccalaureate degree in the relevant subject matter area or equivalent advanced coursework and professional expertise at time of appointment.

University level teaching experience is highly desired.

• 3-5 letters of reference required

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