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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 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 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 2026: September 21, 2026- December 11, 2026
Winter Quarter 2027 January 4, 2027 - March 19, 2027
Spring Quarter 2027: March 25, 2027 - June 10, 2027

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

Applications may be submitted throughout the 2026-2027 academic year with appointments made as suitable candidates are identified. However, to guarantee consideration, applications should be received by the "Initial Review Date" for the 2026-2027 academic year. Interested individuals should submit a cover letter with course preferences and quarters available, three letters of recommendation, a curriculum vita, evidence of teaching proficiency, and completed authorization to release information form. 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 2025-2026. 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.

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

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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