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Subject: Accepting applications: Rothschild Endowed
Professorship in Global Food Security and Animal
Science
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:17:28 -0600
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to announce that the "Rothschild Endowed Professorship in
Global Food Security and Animal Science" is open at Iowa State University and
receiving applications. This is a tenured, named and endowed position in the
department of Animal Science of Iowa State University.
Please see abridged description below and follow link to full position
description and application portal: https://tinyurl.com/rothschildprof
Please do not hesitate contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Juan P. Steibel
Professor and J. Lush Endowed Chair in Animal Breeding and Genetics
at Iowa State University.
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Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa seeks applicants for a
9-month tenured with the Associate or Professor rank. The successful
candidate is expected to establish a vigorous and collaborative program
addressing issues related to global food security and animal science and to
integrate into the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s global outreach
program. As the holder of the Rothschild Endowed Professorship in Global Food
Security and Animal Science, the candidate is expected to provide leadership
around international animal science and will have access to annual funds from
the endowment that may be applied to their research program. The candidate’s
program should include extramurally funded research pertaining to global food
security with special emphasis on low-income countries. It is expected that
the successful candidate’s program in global food security will initially use
or develop technologies associated with one or more of the following:
quantitative genetics, molecular genetics/genomics, sustainability, precision
livestock farming, and/or data analytics. The successful candidate will have
opportunities to collaborate in existing research programs in animal science
and in related disciplines such as agricultural and biosystems engineering,
economics, sociology, nutrition, stress physiology, animal health, precision
livestock farming, and data analytics. Involvement in inter-departmental
programs across the university is encouraged. Teaching responsibilities may
include an undergraduate course in food security issues and/or graduate and
undergraduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. Directing
graduate student research at M.S. and Ph.D. levels and undergraduate student
academic advising is expected. The successful candidate will be expected to
work closely with the livestock animal industries.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in animal breeding and genetics, animal science, or a closely related
discipline. Further, candidates must meet the qualifications for tenure at
ISU. Candidates will be considered for associate professor or professor rank
based on previous experience relative to the ISU policies for tenured
faculty.
Preferred Qualifications:
(1) Demonstrated interests and/or experience in international programming.
(2) Experience working on global food security issues.
(3) A record of scholarly output in Animal Breeding/Genetics.
(4) The ability to engage, support and work with a diverse array of students,
academic staff, industry stakeholders, and the global public.
(5) A record of attracting extramural funding.
For a complete description of the position and the university, desired
qualifications and how to apply, see the link above. Also, a pdf version of
the full description has been uploaded to the angenmap server:
https://www.animalgenome.org/...b/8940.pdf
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Juan Pedro Steibel
Professor of Animal Science
J. Lush Endowed Chair of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Department of Animal Science
225 Kildee Hall, 806 Stange Road Ames, IA 50011-1178
email: jsteibeliastate.edu
Phone: 5152942712
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