Lecturer/Instructional Assistant Professor

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. The position is available August 16, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses (on-campus and online) in agricultural economics and agribusiness.
• Actively seek contract and grant funding to support the teaching program.
• Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including:
  • Advising and mentoring undergraduate students.
  • Participating in curriculum revision and enhancement.
  • Supervising undergraduate research and creative work.
  • Publishing teaching-related scholarship.
  • Producing learning tools.
  • Engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising.
• Support and participate in the CALS Honors Program.

Requirements

• A master’s degree (foreign equivalent acceptable) in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication and interpersonal relationships.
• Supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.
• Commitment to UF core values.

Qualifications

Preferred:

• A doctoral degree (foreign equivalent acceptable) in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline (required for use of the ‘Instructional Assistant Professor’ working title).
• 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:
  • Agribusiness management.
  • Agribusiness financial planning.
  • Machine learning for economists.

About the Department

The Food and Resource Economics Department (FRED) has approximately 30 faculty members and 10 support staff positions in Gainesville, and 5 faculty members spread across 4 Research and Education Centers throughout the state. FRED faculty teach a wide variety of courses, from agribusiness management, to natural resource/environmental economics, to welfare economics and trade theory. FRED averages approximately 200 undergraduate majors per year, and 80 M.S., Ph.D., and Master of Agribusiness students. Research and Extension efforts reflect both the needs of the State and the mission of the Agricultural Economics profession.

The University of Florida is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, with an enrollment of more than 56,000 students. UF is a member of The Association of American Universities. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) includes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, and encompasses 16 on-campus academic departments and schools, 12 Research and Educational Centers (REC) located throughout the state, 6 Research sites/demonstration units administered by RECs or academic departments, and Florida Cooperative Extension Service offices in all 67 counties. UF/IFAS employs nearly 4,500 people, including approximately 990 salaried faculty and 1,400 permanent support personnel located in Gainesville and throughout the state.