Agribusiness Instructor - Technical College Faculty

Responsibilities

The Agribusiness Faculty member provides instruction in agricultural business, management, and economics to prepare students for careers in agribusiness, production agriculture, ag service, and related industries. This position emphasizes practical application of agribusiness concepts, including agricultural finance, marketing, farm management, and decision‑making in real‑world agricultural contexts. The faculty member teaches courses that integrate business principles with agricultural systems, helping students understand the financial, managerial, and economic factors that influence agricultural enterprises.

Instruction supports students’ ability to analyze financial information, manage risk, and make informed business decisions in a changing agricultural economy.

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, agriculture education, business, finance, economics, or marketing.
• Four full‑time (or equivalent) years of verified related paid work experience in agribusiness.
• One year of this work experience within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field.
• Recency requirement waived if the individual has two years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.
• Teaching and Learning Competency Requirements:
  • Course construction (credit course).
  • Teaching/instructional methods (credit course).
  • Student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course).
  • Philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non‑credit course).
• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status. (These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have a degree in education, documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework, or three years of successful full‑time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired.)

• Academic year contract.
• Medical insurance: single coverage $48.94 per month; family coverage $333.91 per month.
• Dental insurance: single coverage $14.50 per month; family coverage $61.86 per month.
• Paid parental leave: six weeks.
• Employer‑paid life insurance.
• Short and long‑term disability.
• Pre‑tax flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Retirement plan.
• Tax‑deferred compensation.
• Generous vacation and sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Professional development and tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents.

Minnesota State is an equal opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States.