Assistant or Associate Professor Food Science
 Utah State University | |
Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits
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 United States, Utah, Logan | |
 Jan 07, 2025 | |
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Assistant or Associate Professor Food Science Requisition ID: 2024-8568 # of Openings: 1 Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Faculty Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Faculty College: College of Agriculture & Applied Sc Department: Nutrition Dietetics & Food Sciences Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits Overview The Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences at Utah State University seeks dynamic applicants with outstanding research and teaching experience for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (50% research, 45% teaching, 5% service). The successful applicant will be expected to build on a long history of food science excellence at USU by establishing an extramurraly funded and nationally recognized research program in the area of food lipids that contributes to the department's mission of identifying innovative science-driven solutions to food-related problems that affect people and communities. Priority will be given to candidates who complement or expand existing departmental research in the area of food lipids, chocolate and or confectionary science. Priority will be given to applicants who have demonstrated experience and expertise in lipid crystallization, thermodynamics behavior of food of lipids, lipid oxidation, and/or characterization of lipids in food systems through lipidomics or other methods. The successful applicant will have a passion for teaching and will be expected to teach and mentor students in our undergraduate and graduate food science programs. The teaching responsibilities may include 1) a lage enrollment undergraduate course and lab introducing students to the science behind chocolate manufacturing, and 2) a upper division undergraduate / graduate level course on food laws and regulations. The teaching formats will be both in-person and on-line delivery to meet the needs of students across the USU system. Priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate the passion and ability to contribute to the success,continued growth and innovation of the Aggie Chocolate Factory. The Aggie Chocolate Factory is the first bean-to-bar chocolate facility on a college campus. The mission of the ACF is to provide education, research, and outreach opportunities to faculty, students, chocolate producers, and the local community about bean-to-bar chocolate. The Aggie Chocolate Factory provides unique hands-on learning opportunities for students through labs, internships, and paid positions. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2025, but applications will be accepted and considered after the date until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2025. Responsibilities
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