Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Dairy Cattle Management

Assistant Professor in Dairy Cattle Management

Department of Animal Science

Texas A&M University

POSITION: The Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Dairy Cattle Management. Candidates for Assistant Professor will be tenure-track with demonstrated potential to develop an exemplary teaching research and service portfolio. This is a 9-month full-time appointment with research (50%) teaching (40%) and service (10%) responsibilities and an anticipated start date of August 15 2027.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary focus of this position will be to support cutting-edge research and teaching to advance dairy science and educate future disciplinary leaders. The successful candidate will enhance a multidisciplinary faculty in animal science. The successful candidate will contribute to the educational mission of the Department of Animal Science through teaching activities that enhance undergraduate and graduate curricula as well as engage disciplinary stakeholders at the state national and international levels specifically via the U.S. Dairy Education & Training Consortium (USDETC). Developing and leading an extramurally funded internationally recognized research program in dairy science will be expected. All faculty members in these appointments are required to make significant contributions in scholarly research teaching and service. An individuals emphasis area of research may align with the successful candidates strengths (ex: precision management sensor technology nutrition etc).

RESOURCES: Texas A&M University is one of only 24 institutions in the nation to hold the triple designation as a land-grant sea-grant and space-grant university with several high-quality academic units conducting research teaching and service activities in animal science. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary startup package laboratory space with shared equipment and access to facilities and core laboratories operated by the Department of Animal Science Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

REQUIREMENTS: A Ph.D. in Animal Science or a related field emphasizing dairy science. A demonstrated ability or potential for excellence in research successful grantsmanship and contributing to the undergraduate and graduate programs through teaching and mentoring is required.