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New Mexico State University
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New Mexico State University
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| Department: | NMSU - Department of Animal & Range Sciences | |||||
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| Rank: | Depends on qualifications | |||||
| Date Position Advertised: | July 14, 2009 | |||||
| Salary: | Commensurate with education and experience | |||||
| Special Conditions: | POSITION AVAILABLE:
Associate/Assistant Professor- Ruminant Nutritionist Tenure track 12 month-full time Approximately 60% Research, 40% Teaching POSITION CONDITIONS: State wide travel may be involved All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a criminal history check. | |||||
| Qualifications: | MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. (in hand by hire date) in Animal Science or closely related field with emphasis in range ruminant nutrition. - Demonstrated research experience in the area of grazing animal nutrition, nutrient metabolism and biochemistry; experience with research techniques at the cellular and organism levels are highly desirable. - Potential for excellence in teaching, research and obtaining extramural funding. - Ability to effectively communicate with students, colleagues and industry clientele. - Ability to conduct collaborative research and pursue team objectives. | |||||
| Examples of Duties: | DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
• Research responsibility will focus on ruminant nutrition of grazing cattle and metabolism of nutrients by ruminant animals. Complimentary areas of interest may include nutritional physiology and relationships between nutrition and reproductive physiology. • Establish a strong independent research program; collaborative involvement is expected with researchers in whole animal metabolism, rumen microbiology, range science, feedlot and forage nutrition, reproductive physiology and/or endocrinology. • Candidate must be able to relate research objectives to improvement in livestock nutrition and production. • Research activities will be focused at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center with additional opportunities both on campus and at other off-campus experiment stations. • Teaching responsibilities will be at the graduate and undergraduate level. Potential courses include Ruminant Nutrition, Range Nutrition Techniques, Cow/Calf Nutrition and other classes as needed. • Other responsibilities will include student advisement, undergraduate and graduate; sponsoring student organization; service on university committees; interaction with livestock and allied industries. | |||||
| Benefits Offered: | Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance, long-term disablity insurance, state educational retirement, workers' compensation, sick leave, annual leave and unemployment compensation. Opportunity for educational advancement.
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| Reply to/Deadline for Applications: | REPLY TO:
Dr. Dennis Hallford, Search Committee Chair Department of Animal & Range Sciences NMSU PO Box 30003, MSC 3-I Las Cruces, NM 88003 Telephone- (575) 646-1004 Fax- (575) 646-5441 Email- dhallfor@nmsu.edu REVIEW OF LETTER OF INTEREST, RESUME OR VITAE, UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, AND REQUEST THAT FOUR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION BE SENT ON YOUR BEHALF ADDRESSING THE QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION WILL BEGIN- SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 AND CONTINUE UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED. | |||||
NMSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
Offer of employment is contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.