Job Description

Posting number: 2025-02513

Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience

Division: Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences

Job classification: LECTURER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Instructor

Summary

Title: Lecturer (HNFAS)

Hiring Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences (HNFAS)

Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Date Posted: November 30, 2025

Closing Date: Continuous; see Other Conditions

Salary Information: Salary commensurate with experience

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Tenure Track: Non-Tenure

Other Conditions: For placement in lecturer pool for 2026 academic year and future semesters, including summer courses. Contingent upon registration, 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:

• ANSC 200 – Humans, Animals, and Agriculture
• ANSC 200L – Humans, Animals, and Agriculture Laboratory
• ANSC 201 – Principles and Practices of Animal Science
• ANSC 321 – Applied Animal Nutrition
• ANSC 492 – Field Experience
• For any other interested courses not listed above, please click here for course descriptions.

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

Minimum Qualifications

1. M.S. degree in Animal Science or a closely related field (livestock and/or aquaculture emphasis) 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 U.S. livestock production and/or aquaculture production practices, including animal handling/welfare, aquatic biosecurity, and lab/field safety.
4. Excellent communication and organizational skills; ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Ph.D. or D.V.M. (farm-animal emphasis) or doctoral degree in aquaculture/fisheries or related field.
2. Success teaching large-enrollment sections and supervising GTAs/labs.
3. Demonstrated hands-on training innovations (e.g., livestock skill modules; aquaculture life-support/water-quality labs; practicum design).
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 Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences (HNFAS)

Attn: HNFAS Department Chair

1955 East-West Road, Suite 216

Honolulu, HI 96822

jinzeng@hawaii.edu

Inquiries: Dr. Jinzeng Yang, jinzeng@hawaii.edu

Examples of duties

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