SERGIO H. LENCE: Experience

Professor, Department of Economics, ISU                             2003-Present

Marlin Cole Chair of International Agricultural Economics, ISU                                        2002-2003

·        Econ 101L.  Laboratory in Principles of Microeconomics.  (Freshman level)

·        Econ 135.  Agricultural Firms, Markets, and Prices.  (Freshman level)

·        Econ 235.  Introduction to Agricultural Markets.  (Sophomore level)

·        Econ 466.  Introduction to Agricultural Finance.  (Senior level)

·        Econ 496.  Travel Course - Comparative Marketing Analysis of Agricultural Products.  (Senior level)

·        Econ 536.  Applied Agricultural Marketing.  (MSc level)

·        Econ 566.  Advanced Agricultural Finance.  (MSc level)

·        Econ 653.  Financial Economics.  (PhD level)

·        Perform research on agricultural finance and financial economics.

·        Advise undergraduate and graduate students.

·        Supervise research.

·        Seek funding for research program.

·        Coordinate Executive Programs:  International Agribusiness School

 

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, ISU                1998-2003

 

Visiting Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy           2000:7-2001:7

·        Performed research on the impact of price insurance schemes, and on nutrition.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, ISU                1993-1998

 

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Department of Economics, ISU     1991-1993

·        Performed research on trade, uncertainty, and financial instruments.

·        Applied mathematical techniques, such as dynamic programming and Bayesian methods, for qualitative analysis.

·        Used diverse statistical methods for quantitative analysis.

 

Instructor, Department of Economics, ISU     1991

·        Taught course on demand, marketing and trade in the Agricultural Economics Graduate Training Project under the USAID/Ecuador Andean Peace Scholarship Program.

 

Professor, M.Sc. Program in Agricultural Economics

UBA-National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Argentina        1988

·        Taught course on agricultural marketing and trade to graduate students.

·        Performed research on Argentinean grain markets.

 

Research Assistant, CARD

Department of Economics, ISU         1986-1988, 1989-1991

·        Performed research on marketing and trade.

·        Used computers for model estimation.

 

Commodity Market Analyst, Argentine Grain Board Buenos Aires, Argentina         1985-1986, 1988-1989

·        Analyzed domestic and foreign grain markets.

·        Estimated short- and medium-term supply and demand situation.

·        Reported grain market developments daily and periodically.

·        Presented seminars about grain marketing.

 

Teaching and Research Assistant, College of Agriculture, UBA, Argentina         1984-1986, 1988-1989

·        Taught course on farm management to undergraduate (senior) students.

·        Performed research on agricultural finance and marketing.