Position: Assistant/Associate Professor (9-month appointment; 60% research and 40% extension; tenure track) in Beef Cow-Calf Management. Tenure review and promotion will be in the Department of Animal Science.
Location: The position is located at the North Central Research and Outreach Center (NCROC) in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, (map) approximately 180 mi N of the St. Paul Campus. The NCROC is one of several branches of the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station system, and was established in 1896 to serve the needs of the citizens of northeast and north central Minnesota. NCROC now encompasses nearly 900 acres, a 250-Angus cow herd, and the Reproductive Biotechnology Center. Recently, the NCROC received legislative support to become a premier training and demonstration center for managing a cow herd within restrictions appropriate for a modified accredited TB status herd.
Description:
- To develop a comprehensive and excellent integrated research and extension education program in beef cow-calf management that contributes to the mission of the Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota Extension and CFANS by providing information and service to Minnesota's beef cow-calf industry.
- To oversee NCROC beef programs and to coordinate beef research between NCROC and other University of Minnesota (UM) locations.
- To help lead and serve as an active member of the UM Beef Team, a group of Extension Animal Scientists and Extension Educators who address industry issues through educational programs and research initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Research -
The successful candidate will conduct translational research relative to cow/calf production system management. Area(s) of focus may include cow/calf nutrition and management, stored and grazed forage systems, reproductive management and/or genetics. Close collaboration is required with other CFANS faculty, the College of Veterinary Medicine and state and federal agencies. The successful candidate will demonstrate research productivity through successful extra- and intra-mural funding and publication in relevant refereed journals. The successful candidate will also be expected to involve graduate students in research and develop and implement a nationally and internationally recognized research program in their area or discipline focusing on beef cow-calf management.
Extension -
The successful candidate will be a key leader within the Beef Team providing state-wide leadership in the planning, development, and implementation of innovative extension education programs on beef cow-calf management. The individual will collaborate with scientists from the UM and other states, representatives of the beef cow-calf industry, and others to identify appropriate education and research strategies that address problems and issues important to the livestock industry. Extension programming responsibilities should include, but are not limited to, written and web-based information, producer and industry programs and individual consultation.
Qualifications:
Required -
- Ph.D., or equivalent, in animal science or a closely related field.
- Strong oral and written English communication skills.
- Demonstrated desire and ability to propose and conduct independent and team-based research and to publish results in scientific journals.
- Experience in extending educational programming to producer clientele and allied industry.
- Experience and success in scientific publication and experience in grantsmanship.
Preferred -
- Completed courses in livestock production, animal health and nutrition, reproductive physiology, beef cow-calf management, animal breeding and genetics, statistics, forage production and management, agronomy, pasture and range management, and/or plant growth and nutrition.
- Demonstrated disciplinary and interdisciplinary research experience
- Evidence of success in obtaining extramural grant funding
- Experience working in interdisciplinary educational programs and research teams
- Evidence of skills in developing and utilizing distance learning, web-based activities
- Relevant knowledge of beef cow-calf management
Salary and benefits: Position will be filled at a tenure-track rank of assistant or associate professor with a nine-month, 100% appointment within the Department of Animal Science. Salary will be supplemented with two months of summer salary for the first two years of the appointment to help establish a research program. Salary is competitive and commensurate with professional experience and qualifications. Benefits include employee health, dental, and faculty life/disability insurance, social security, faculty retirement and opportunities for professional development including sabbatical and semester leave opportunities.
Closing Date:
Review of applications begins November 20, 2009. Position will remain open until filled.
Application:
Apply online at: https://employment.umn.edu/ (search for requisition #163218) Candidates should electronically attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research and extension teaching accomplishments, experience and interests (3 page maximum), and the names, addresses and email contact information for three professional references. References will be contacted only for those applicants judged most appropriate. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications may also be submitted to: Beef Cow-Calf Management Search Committee, Department of Animal Science, Attn; Dana Souther, 1364 Eckles Ave, 305 Haecker Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108, email to: south005@umn.edu, 612-624-7453.
For further information, please contact the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Alfredo DiCostanzo at 612-624-1272 or dicos001@umn.edu and Dr. Howard Hoganson at 218-327-4490 or hogan001@umn.edu.
Information about CFANS may be found at http://www.cfans.umn.edu/.
Additional information: http://www.ansci.umn.edu and http://ncroc.cfans.umn.edu/.
Benefits are described at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/index.html.
The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status or sexual orientation.
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