Lecturer

Lecturer (NREM)

Hiring Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM)

Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Salary Information: Salary commensurate with experience

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Tenure Track: Non-Tenure

Other Conditions: For placement in lecturer pool for AY 2026-2027. Contingent upon student enrollment, position availability, course offerings, departmental need, and funding. Lecturer positions are part-time, non-tenure. Lecturers are required to reside in and teach from Hawaii.

Duties and Responsibilities: To teach one or more courses within a range of topics that include, depending on the qualifications of lecturers:

• NREM 203 – Applied Calculus for Management, Life Sciences, and Human Resources
• NREM 220 – Agricultural and Resource Economics
• NREM 301 – Natural Resources Management
• NREM 302 – Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
• NREM 304/L – Fundamentals of Soil Science/Laboratory
• NREM 310 – Statistics in Agriculture and Human Resources
• NREM 477 – Geographic Information Systems for Resource Managers
• NREM 492 – Internship Experience
• NREM 494 – Environmental Problem Solving

Responsible for conducting all scheduled classes; meeting course requirements as established by the department/program, preparing course syllabus, setting exams and homework, grading, maintaining weekly office hours and being accessible to students.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. M.S. degree in agriculture, natural resources or environmental management or related field from an accredited university/institution by time of appointment.
2. Demonstrated ability to teach college-level face-to-face lecture and laboratory courses.
3. Working knowledge of natural resources or environmental management.
4. Excellent communication and organizational skills; ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. or doctoral degree in agriculture, natural resources or environmental management or related field from an accredited university/institution.
2. Success teaching large-enrollment sections and supervising GTAs/labs.
3. Demonstrated hands-on training innovations (e.g. data analysis, GIS, remote sensing).
4. Experience coordinating internships and industry partnerships; experience advising student clubs.

To Apply: Submit a cover letter indicating how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications for the specific lecturer position that you are applying for, names and contact information of 3 professional references and official transcripts (pdf copies are acceptable, originals will be required at the time of hire) to the address below or email: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Attn: NREM Department Chair

1910 East-West Road, Sherman 101 Honolulu, HI 96822

Inquiries: Dr. Tomoaki Miura, View email address on click.appcast.io