Employment Opportunities

Open Date – Jun 14, 2024 | Location – College Station

The Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for one full-time, tenure track position with a 9-month academic appointment beginning Spring 2025. Applicants will be considered for the faculty title of Assistant Professor depending on qualifications. This tenure track position will be a 9-month appointment with a 60% Research/Graduate mentoring, 30% Teaching and 10% Service expectation. The selected candidate will focus their research program on one or a combination of areas related to Poultry Nutrition, including but not limited to programs in broiler, broiler breeder, layer, or turkey nutrition, feed processing, growth biology, climate-smart agriculture and gastrointestinal nutrient digestibility. This position will support current AgriLife strategic priorities for achieving resilience in food systems and the integration of basic and applied research within the nexus of food and health. The candidate’s past and/or future research interests should be germane to the broad area of poultry nutrition, and this should be reflected in the research and scholarship emerging from the lab.

This position is part of a larger hiring initiative in the Department of Poultry Science, and the selected candidate will be expected to establish a new program that complements the Department’s core emphases on animal health, precision nutrition, sustainability, and animal genomics. The selected candidate will be expected to develop a strong extramurally funded program and mentor graduate and undergraduate students. The candidate will also be expected to teach courses in fundamental poultry nutrition and diet formulation as part of the required UG and GR curricula and support the land grant mission of Texas A&M University. In addition, departmental, college, and university committee service will be expected.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Nutrition from an accredited institution in Poultry Science, Animal Science, Nutrition, or closely related disciplines, and demonstrated evidence of expertise, scholarship, and mentoring experience in a relevant domain.

Preferred Qualifications: At least two years of post-PhD experience in a research position, with evidence of grantsmanship, teaching/mentoring experience, and a roadmap of future research over the decade. Demonstrated ability to use modeling approaches to describe or estimate nutritionally dependent processes or requirements. Demonstrated record of communicating research through different academic and non-academic channels. Demonstrated record of working with people of different backgrounds.

Application Instructions
Applications will be accepted at apply.interfolio.com/147922. Interested candidates must submit a Cover letter, CV, a Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable, and a list of up to five references (including both current and past supervisors). Review of applications will begin on July 15, 2024, and remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified. The position has an anticipated start date of January 1, 2025. Questions may be directed to Dr. Rosemary Walzem ([email protected]). 

This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Department of Poultry Science seeks an outstanding, innovative, and dynamic research faculty in Poultry Management Research at the rank of Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist. This appointment will be 12 months, non-tenured, 65% Research and 35% Extension at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  The applicant will work closely with other scientists within the department, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to build a highly impactful, externally funded, nationally recognized, and self-sustainable research program that addresses issues facing the poultry industry in Texas.

Texas ranks 5th in poultry meat and egg production nationally. On a cash receipts basis, poultry and eggs are the state’s second-largest agricultural commodity.  The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University serves a broad client base from the commercial poultry industry to backyard chicken hobbyists. A faculty member proficient in general poultry management and health issues and cross-discipline research is a critical need for our department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, implementing, and conducting research in commercial, backyard, or small flock poultry management, broiler management, breeder management, layer management, hatchery management, waste management, or bird health.  The incumbent will work with the poultry industry, small or alternative producers, backyard flock owners, and government agencies.  In addition, departmental, college, and university committee service will be expected.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Build an externally funded, nationally recognized, self-sustainable research program that addresses issues facing the poultry industry in Texas.
• Engage with poultry industry professionals, small or alternative producers, backyard flock owners, and government agencies, and cooperate in outreach activities relevant to stakeholders.
• The successful candidate will be expected to provide state and regional leadership in these topic areas through interactions with industry personnel and/or small flock owners, governmental agencies, county-based extension agents, and extension specialists.
• The incumbent will establish a nationally recognized, extramurally funded extension-based research program.
• Graduate student mentoring to obtain these research and extension goals is essential.  
• Effectively communicate pertinent scientific knowledge to poultry industry stakeholders, regulatory officials, and other related clientele; publish in peer-reviewed journals; and participate in national and regional professional organizations actively. 

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree, including a D.V.M., from an accredited institution in Poultry Science, Animal Science, or closely related disciplines by the expected position start date of January 1, 2025.
• Willingness to work with poultry industry stakeholders in support of the land grant mission. 
• Ability to travel for extension programming.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with diverse audiences.
• The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the term of employment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior academic, post-doctoral, or professional experience.
• Evidence of individual and/or collaborative extension and research efforts in poultry management resulting in extramural grants, peer-reviewed research and extension publications, popular press articles, and oral presentations at scientific meetings and extension events is preferred.
• Prior outreach experience with stakeholder interaction.
• Training in extension or teaching methods.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellence in verbal and written communication, including a relevant publication record.
• Team-building skills, collaboration capacity, and project management abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Highly organized
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships.
• Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System.

Application Procedure: 

Applications will only be accepted online on Workday.

Applicants must upload a

• Cover letter (two-page limit)
• Curriculum vitae including a list of three references and their contact information within the CV
• Vision statements of research and extension (two-page limit).

Deadlines:  Review of applications will begin August 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.  The anticipated start date is January 1, 2025.

Questions:
Address inquiries to Search Committee Chair: 
Dr. Morgan Farnell, [email protected]
Texas A&M University
Department of Poultry Science
101 Kleberg Bldg.; 2472 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2472
979-847-7363                                                                  

Texas A&M AgriLife and the Department of Poultry Science seeks an outstanding, innovative, and dynamic extension and research faculty in Poultry Processing at the rank of Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist. This appointment will be 12 months, non-tenured, 65% Extension and 35% Research at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  The applicant will work closely with other scientists within the department, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research to build a highly impactful, externally funded, nationally recognized, and self-sustainable extension and research program that addresses issues facing the poultry industry in Texas.

Texas ranks 5th in poultry meat and egg production nationally. On a cash receipts basis, poultry and eggs are the state’s second-largest agricultural commodity.  The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University serves a broad client base from the commercial poultry industry to backyard chicken hobbyists. Food quality and safety is of critical importance to large- and small-scale poultry producers.

This faculty member will develop programs to disseminate information, provide educational training opportunities for stakeholders, and conduct applied research to assist small flock and niche producers, as well as the commercial poultry industry, with challenges related to quality and safety of poultry products.  Potential research could include but is not limited to, poultry processing methods and equipment, value-added consumer poultry products, poultry product quality, microbiology and food safety, quality of conversion of muscle to poultry products, factors influencing poultry product quality, and other areas of critical importance to the future of the poultry sector. Extension outreach could include, but is not limited to, processing workshops, trainings, publications, manuals, and certification programs in areas such as HAACP and best management practices for processing sanitation and food safety.  The faculty member will also be expected to conduct an applied research program to support their outreach programs.   In addition, departmental, college, and university committee service will be expected.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Develop programs to disseminate information, provide educational training opportunities for stakeholders, and conduct applied research to assist small flock and niche producers, as well as the commercial poultry industry, with challenges related to quality and safety of poultry products.
• Create and conduct an effective, nationally recognized, and externally funded extension education program for the poultry industry and the people of Texas.
• Engage with poultry industry professionals, small or alternative producers, backyard flock owners, and government agencies, and cooperate in outreach activities relevant to stakeholders.
• Build strong professional relationships with allied agencies/firms and serve as a principal resource for interpreting policy concerning the poultry industry
• Provide state and regional leadership in these topic areas through interactions with industry personnel and/or small flock owners, governmental agencies, county-based extension agents, and extension specialists.
• Establish a nationally recognized, extramurally funded extension-based research program.
• Graduate student mentoring to obtain these extension and research goals is essential.  
• Effectively communicate pertinent scientific knowledge to poultry industry stakeholders, regulatory officials, and other related clientele; publish in peer-reviewed journals; and participate in national and regional professional organizations actively. 
• Participate in youth related extension programming in support of the department’s mission in youth education.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Poultry Science, Animal Science, Food Science, Muscle Biology, Food Engineering, or related field disciplines by the expected position start date of January 1, 2025.
• Ability to travel up to 30% and willingness to work with poultry industry stakeholders in support of the land grant mission.    
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with diverse audiences.
• The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the term of employment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior academic, post-doctoral, or professional experience.
• Evidence of individual and/or collaborative extension and research efforts resulting in extramural grants, peer-reviewed research and extension publications, popular press articles, and oral presentations at scientific meetings and extension events is preferred.
• Experience in research and outreach programs for poultry processing, post-harvest food safety, muscle/protein biology or closely related field.
• Prior outreach experience with stakeholder interaction.
• Training in extension or teaching methods.
• HACCP certification/training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellence in verbal and written communication, including a relevant publication record.
• Team-building skills, collaboration capacity, and project management abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Highly organized
• Professional demeanor
• Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships.
• Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System.

Application Procedure: 

Applications will only be accepted online on Workday.

Applicants must upload a

• Cover letter (two-page limit)
• Curriculum vitae including a list of three references and their contact information within the CV
• Vision statements of research and extension (two-page limit).

Deadlines:  Review of applications will begin August 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.  The anticipated start date is January 1, 2025.

Questions:
Address inquiries to Search Committee Chair: 
Dr. Gregory Archer, [email protected]
Texas A&M University
Department of Poultry Science
101 Kleberg Bldg.; 2472 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2472
979-845-7658