Agricultural Economics
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Employment and Bursary Opportunities

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Department shares all invitations to apply for employment and bursary opportunities as received from various institutions.  Applications are the responsibility of the student.
Kindly note that the bursaries offered by the University for undergraduate and postgraduate students can be found under the PROGRAMMES section.


CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES​


​​​​​Institution:  FRUIT ONE
Type: Position
Closing date: 15 November 2024 
For more info: 241008 FruitOne AGRICULTURE GRADUATES 2024.pdf


​​​​​Institution:  CORTEVA agriscience
Type: Bursary 
Closing date: 31 October  2024 
For more info: 240925 Corteva Bursary Applications_2025.pdf


​​​​​​Institution:  Potatoes South Africa
Type: Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2024
For more info: 240814 Bursary for 2024 Academic Year v3.png   240814 PSA Postgraduate-Bursary-Application form.docx   ​​240814 PSA Undergraduate-Bursary-Application form.docx


​​​​​Institution:  Mouton Citrus
Type: Position
Closing date: n/a
For more info: 240814 Mouton Citrus - Logistics Coordinator 2024.pdf


​​​​Institution: ⭐DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the 2025 Academic Year⭐
Type: Scholarships
Closing date: various
For more info: NRF Scholarships ​


AEASA

The Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) has a Career Centre that is available to members of AEASA. The portal acts as a “meeting place” for job-seekers and potential employers. Link: http://www.aeasa.org.za and select Careers.

AEASA members can login to the AEASA website, click on “My Profile”, click on Create Resumé/CV, and follow instructions to load a CV. In order for your CV to be searchable by potential employers, make sure to select “Yes” for the following options:

•             Link your Resumé/CV to your personal page

•             Include​ your Resumé/CV in search results


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​​​​​Institution:  PT REA KALTIM PLANTATIONS (REA Kaltim)​
Type: Position
Closing date: 10 September  2024 
For more info: 240821 International Graduate Program 2025.pdf


​​​​​Institution:  Mouton Citrus
Type: Position
Closing date: n/a
For more info: 240814 Mouton Citrus - Logistics Coordinator 2024.pdf


​​​​​Institution:  N/A
Type: Position
Closing date: 16 August 2024 
For more info: 240812 Agriculture and Currency Derivative Broker.docx


​​​​​Institution:  SYNGENTA
Type: Positions
Closing date: 2 August 2024 
For more info: 240722 Join Our Syngenta Digital Team.docx


​​​​​Institution:  RFG
Type: Position
Closing date: does not stipulate 
For more info: 240625 Agriculture Manager Tulbagh.docx​​


​​​​​Institution:  RFG
Type: Position
Closing date: does not stipulate 
For more info: 240625 Agricultural Specialist and Agriculturist.docx


​​​​​Institution:  South African Cane Growers Association NPC (SA Canegrowers)​
Type: Position
Closing date: does not stipulate
For more info: 240610 Advert - Commercial Manager Amatikulu.pdf


​​​​​Institution:  Department Agriculture - Land Reform and Rural Development
Type: Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 30 September 2024
For more info: 240426 full-time-post-graduate_application-form-2025.pdf


​​​Institution:  Department Agriculture - Land Reform and Rural Development
Type: Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 30 September 2024
For more info: 240426 full-time-undergraduate_application-form-2025.pdf

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​​Institution: OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Type: Rhodes Scholarship
Applications period: 1 June to 15 August of every year
For more info:  Rhodes Scholarship (Oxford University).pdf

PREVIOUS OPPORTUNITIES


​​​​​Institution:  Dole South Africa
Type: Position
Closing date: 3 July 2024
For more info: 240620 Job Description - Fruit Admin Controller.pdf


​​​Institution: Urban Farmer (Pty) Ltd
Type: Position
Closing date: 7 June 2024
For more info: 240508 Project Administrator - Intern.pdf


​​​Institution: VINPRO
Type: Internship
Closing date: 31 May 2024
For more info: 240513 Vinpro_Intern_Advert_2024.pdf  240513 Vinpro_Produksieplan_2024_Flyer_English.png


​​​Institution: Witzenberg PALS NPC​
Type: Position
Closing date: 30 May 2024
For more info: 240416 Assistant Agri Economist Project Coordinator.pdf​​​


​​​Institution: SA Canegrower
Type: Position
Closing date: 30 April​ 2024
For more info: 240415 Graduate Advert - South Coast and Amatikulu.pdf


​​​Institution: WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT​ - Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA)
Type: Bursary and Scholarship
Closing date: 4 February 2024
For more info: 240125 Bursary and Scholarships 2024 FINAL.pdf


​​Institution: WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT​ - Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA)​
Type: Internship​
Closing date: 4 February 2024
For more info: 240125 Student internship advert 2024 FINAL.pdf


​Institution: VINIMARK
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 30 January 2024
For more info: 240117 VINIMARK CALL FOR BURSARY APPLICATIONS.pdf


Institution: AGBIZ
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 1 December 2023
For more info: 231106 2024 Centenary bursary TCs.pdf   231106 2024-centenary-bursary-application-form.doc


​Institution: SA CANEGROWERS
Type:  Position
Closing date: 13 October 2023
For more info:  231004 SA CANEGROWERS.pdf


​Institution: GROWERS BY NATURE
Type:  Internship
Closing date: 25 September 2023
For more info:  230912 Internship- Growers by Nature 2023.pdf


​Institution: OPDT (OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST) & OAC (OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 29 September 2023
For more info:  230724 OAC_OPDT Bursary requirements.pdf


​Institution: CITRUS ACADAMY
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 15 September 2023
For more info:  230613 Citrus academy bursaries for 2024.docx


​Institution: DSI-NRF
Type:  Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 11 July 2023
For more info:  230421 DSI-NRF Postgraduate Scholarship Framework for 2024 - FINAL.pdf


​Institution: SIZA
Type:  Position
Closing date: 7 July 2023
For more info:  230703 Advert - Environmental Manager.pdf


​Institution: SAPPO
Type:  Position
Closing date: 19 May 2023
For more info:  230511 SAPPO.jpg


Institution: SA Canegrowers ​
Type:  Position
Closing date: 14 April 2023
For more info:  230327 Graduate Opportunity Eston and KZN Midlands.pdf


Institution: Westen Cape Goverment ​
COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (CASP)​

Type:  Internship 
Closing date: 31 Jan 2023
For more info:  230110 Graduate Placement Advert 2023-24 online applications.pdf


​​Institution: FruData
Type:  Position
Closing date: 27 Jan 2023
For more info:  221202 Frudata Student Economist Job Spec.pdf


Institution: Department Agricultural Economics / CIB
Type:  Bursaries
Closing date for concept note to reach Dr de Lange:  31 Jan 2023
For more info:  221026 CIB projects for 2023.pdf

The DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) https://blogs.sun.ac.za/cib/ calls for interested students to apply for a Working for Water (WfW) bursary available for 2023 on the following projects:​

  1. Cost-benefit analysis for the Working for Water Programme
  2. Risks of creating socio-economic dependence on invasive alien species
  3. Towards tradable water pollution permits in South Africa

Each bursary is valued up to R90 000 per year for maximum of 2 years.

Only one student per topic will be funded.

The CIB follows an online submission system with selection done via a CIB panel.

For more information contact Dr W de Lange at wjdel@sun.ac.za



Institution: Agbiz
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 5 Dec
For more info:  221108 Centenary bursary INVITE.pdf  221108 2023 Centenary bursary TCs.pdf  221108 Centenary bursary APPLICATION FORM.pdf


Institution: AgrigateOne
Type:  Position
Closing date: n/a
For more info:  221109 agrigateone.png

Institution: Potatoes SA
Type:  Bursaries
Closing date: 31 October 2022
For more info:  220711 Call for Bursary application 2023.jpg


Institution: Protein Research Foundation
Type:  Bursaries
Closing date: 30 September 2022 
For more info:  220818 ProteinResearchFoundation.pdf
NB   Applications for these PRF bursaries may not be made directly to the PRF by individuals -  please send your applications to your supervisor.


​Institution: Citrus Acadamy
Type:  Bursaries
Closing date: 15 September 2022
For more info:  220621 citrus academy.jpg


Institution: RHODES SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Type:  Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 1 August 2022
For more info:  220504 RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA.pdf


Institution: DSI-NRF
Type:  Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 15 July 2022
For more info:  220506 DSI-NRF Postgraduate Scholarship Framework for 2023 Funding.pdf  220506 NRF_Application-Guide_v1.0-web.pdf


Institution: ARC-Central Office (ARC-CO)​
Type:  Position
Closing date: 16 May 2022
For more info:  220511 Advert - Agricultural Economist at ARC-Central Office.pdf


​​Institution: SAPPA
Type:  Position
Closing date: n/a
For more info:  220222 SAPPA Inligtingsbeampte Jan 2022 updated.pdf


​Institution: WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT - CORPORATE SERVICES CENTRE
Type:  Various positions
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220210 CSC Vacancy Bulletin 01 of 2022 (External Publication).pdf


​​Institution: POTATOES SA
Type:  Position
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220222 Ad - Regional Co-Ordinator.pdf


​​Institution: WESTEN CAPE GOVERNMENT
Type:  Position
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220217 SENIOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST AGR 04-2022.pdf220217 Z83 application form.pdf


​​Institution: WESTEN CAPE GOVERNMENT
Type:  Position
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220217 SENIOR AGR ECONOMIST (FINANCIAL RECORD KEEPING & ANALYSIS) REF AGR 05-2022.pdf220217 Z83 application form.pdf


​​Institution: WESTEN CAPE GOVERNMENT
Type:  Position
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220217 DD MACRO RESOURCE AGR 02-2022.pdf220217 Z83 application form.pdf


​​Institution: WESTEN CAPE GOVERNMENT
Type:  Position [Farm Aid: Animal Sciences (Elsenburg)]​
Closing date: 7 March 2022
For more info:  220217 CSC Vacancy Bulletin 01 of 2022 (Manual External).pdf 220217 Z83 application form.pdf


​Institution: WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT - CORPORATE SERVICES CENTRE
Type:  Various positions
Closing date: 28 February 2022
For more info:  220210 CSC Vacancy Bulletin 01 of 2022 (External Publication).pdf


​Institution: STYRKRAAL, ONSEEPKANS
Type:  Position (holiday work)
Closing date: n/a apply ASAP
For more info:  210928 ONSEEPKANS.pdf


​Institution: AGBIZ
Type:  Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 5 December 2022
For more info:  211115 2022 Centenary bursary INVITE.pdf 211115 2022 Centenary bursary APPLICATION FORM.pdf 211115 2022 Centenary bursary TCs.pdf


​Institution: AWEI (African Wildlife Economy Institute)
Type:  Postgraduate Bursaries 
Closing date: 31 October 2021
For more info:  211014 AWEIMScPhDWildlifeEconomyBursaries.pdf


​Institution: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Type:  Postgraduate Scholarship Program 
Closing date: 31 October 2021
For more info:  Postgraduate Scholarship 2022​


​​​​​Institution: SUCI (Imperial - Stellenbosch Collaboration Initiative)
Type:  Postgraduate Bursary
Closing date: 28 October 2021
For more info:  210913 Imperial - Stellenbosch University Collaboration Initiative 2021.pdf


Institution: LINDSEY MILNE BURSARY (SUBTROP)
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2021
For more info: 210721 Lindsey Milne Bursary Application Form.doc


Institution: SAAGA BURSARY
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2021
For more info:  210721 SAAGA Bursary Application Form.docx


​​​Institution: ZZ2
Type:  Position
Closing date: 25 October 2021
For more info:  211021 Natuurboerdery Applied researcher.pdf

​Institution: DOUG BANKS RENEWABLE ENERGY VISION​
Type:  Postgraduate Scholarship
Closing date: 4 October 2021
For more info:  210913 DBREV Scholarship for 2022.pdf


​​​​Institution: OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST​
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 30 September 2021
For more info:  210715 MASTERS OR DOCTORS DEGREE BURSARY.pdf


​Institution: via FOKUS PERSONNEL
Type:  Position
Closing date: 20 September 2021
For more info:  210914 Trainee Manager Agriculture all.pdf


​Institution: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD​
Type:  Rhodes Scholarship
Closing date: 15 August 2021
For more info:  210811 Rhodes Scholarship.pdf   210811 Rhodes Scholarship outreach-flyer.pdf


​Institution: GRAIN SA
Type:  Position
Closing date: 7 June 2021
For more info:  210604 Intern-Agricultural-Economist.pdf


​Institution: ELI Agri
Type:  Position
Closing date: 30 March 2021
For more info:  210216 Project Manager Job_ELI.pdf


Institution: HCI FOUNNDATION
Type:  Bursary 
Closing date: 30 November 2020
For more info:  200901 HCI FOUNDATION POSTER 2020.pdf   200901 HCI Foundation 2021- FAQ_.pdf


​Institution: SAKATA
Type:  Graduate Placement
Closing date: 6 November 2020
For more info:  201026 OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE PLACEMENTS 2021 Agricultural Economics.docx


Institution: SU LANGUAGE CENTRE
Type:  Part-time writing consultant
Closing date: 9 November 2020
For more info:  201026 Writing consultant advert for 2021.pdf


Institution: SU POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Type:  Partial scholarship 
Closing date: 13 November 2020
For more info:  201012 Call for Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2021 applications.pdf


Institution: TOMORROW TRUST
Type:  Bursary (Honours)(Undergraduate)
Closing date: 31 October 2020
For more info: 200610 Tomorrow Trust Application Form.pdf


Institution: SAAGA BURSARY
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2020
For more info: 200116 SAAGA.pdf


Institution: LINDSEY MILNE BURSARY (SUBTROP)
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2020
For more info: 200116 LINDSEY MILNE.pdf


Institution: OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 15 September 2020 
  * send application directly to Agricultural Economics, ekvw@sun.ac.za  - who need to evaluate applications  before submitting them * 
For more info:  200823 bursary-application-new-2020-2021.doc
                              OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST​


Institution: WWF_SA
Type:  Internships
Closing date: 31 August 2020
For more info:  200803 2021 Graduate Internship Notice.pdf


Institution: Cape Fruits and Agriseta
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 21 August 2020
For more info:  200813 Agriseta Bursaries Application form for 2021.pdf


Institution: MANDELA SCHOLARSHIP 2020
Type:  Full Fee Waiver and Maintenance
Closing date: 26 April 2020
For more info: 200327 Mandela Scholarship.docx


Institution: TOMORROW TRUST
Type:  Bursary (Honours)
Closing date: 24 January 2020
For more info:
200114 TOMORROW TRUST.pdf


Institution: SAKATA
Type:  Bursary (Undergraduate)
Closing date: 25 January 2020
For more info:
200108 SAKATA.pdf


Institution: POTATOES SA
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 15 November 2019
For more info:
191031 POTATOES SA.pdf


Institution: PPS FOUNDATION BURSARY PROGRAMME
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 191015 PPS FOUNDATION BURSARY PROGRAMME.docx


Institution: SAAGA BURSARY
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190828 SAAGA Bursary.docx


Institution: SUBTROP (LINDSEY MILNE BURSARY)
Type:  Undergraduate Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190828 Lindsey Milne Bursary .doc


Institution: HCI FOUNDATION
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190820 HCI Foundation.DOCX


Institution: THE MAIZE TRUST
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190820 THE MAIZE TRUST.pdf


Institution: THE SORGHUM TRUST
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190820 THE SORGHUM TRUST.pdf


Institution: SASOL AGRICULTURE TRUST
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190820 THE SASOL AGRICULTURE TRUST.pdf


Institution: SACTA
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2019
For more info: 190820 SACTA.pdf


Institution: UNU-WIDER
Type:  Position (6 months)
Closing date: 27 October 2018
For more info: 181001 VA_Research Assistant (domestic)_Autumn 2019.pdf


Institution: Lindsey Milne Bursary Scheme
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2018
For more info: 180829 Lindsey Milne Bursary.pdf


Institution: SAAGA Bursary
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 31 October 2018
For more info: 180829 SAAGA Bursary.pdf


Institution: Citrus Academy
Type:  Bursary
Closing date: 30 September 2018
For more info: 180510 citrus academy.JPG


Institution: FRESH PRODUCE EXPORTERS' FORUM
Type:  GRADUATE INTERNSHIP 2019
Closing date: 21 September 2018
For more info: 180821 FPEF Internship Programme Advertisement.pdf


Institution: AGRI SA
Type:  Vacancy
Closing date: 3 September 2018
For more info: 180814 Economics_Trade Economist Vacancy.pdf


Institution: Vinpro
Type:  Position
Closing date: 31 May 2018
For more info: 180518 VinPro - Agricultural Economist.pdf


Institution: UCT Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice
Type:  Research Coordinator: Fellowship
Closing date: 18 April 2018
For more info: 180410 ad UCT support to research 06 04 2018 revised.pdf


Institution: The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Type:  Scholarship
Closing date: 15 April 2018
For more info: 180319 mrfapplicationcall2019.pdf


Institution: Western Cape Government
Type:  jobs for agricultural economists at Elsenburg
Closing date: 26 March 2018
For more info: 180306 CSC Vacancy Bulletin.pdf


Institution: KA Leuven PRIORITY COUNTRY PROGRAMME
Type:  Scholarships
Closing date: 29 February 2018
For more info: 180201 InfoPartner_Priority country programme.pdf  180201 PCP_Application Form - partner university applicant.pdf


Institution: NAMC
Type:  Internship
Closing date: 28 February 2018
For more info: 180220 Graduate-placement-2018.pdf


Institution: Universities South Africa (USAF)
Type:  commonwealth scholarships tenable in the UK, 2018
Closing date: 22 February 2018
For more info: 180129 General Information Letter CS.pdf 180129 masters scholarships.pdf 180129 phd-scholarships.pdf


Institution: First Rand
Type:  international postgraduate scholarships 2018
Closing date:  22 February 2018
For more info: 180117 FR LLD Scholarship.pdf


Institution: Stellenbosch University
Type:  postgraduate bursaries 2018
Closing date:  1 December 2017
For more info:171129 US Postgraduate Bursaries.pdf


Institution: Senwes
Type:  graduate progamme 2018
Closing date:  See the relevant website
For more info: 171122 Senwes Graduate Programme 2018.pdf


Institution: PPS Foundation
Type:  bursary
Closing date:  See the relevant website
For more info: 171031 PPS Foundation.docx


Institution: EU Jean Monnet grant
Type:  3 month visiting fellowship
Closing date:  30 November 2017
For more info: 171031 GI-Visiting Fellowship at ANU 1017.pdf


Institution: Agbiz Centenary Bursary 2018
Type:  bursary
Closing date:  8 December 2017
For more info: 170915 Agbiz Centenary Bursary 2018.pdf













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