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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-Reproductive Physiologist Tenure track 12 month-full time Approximately 60% Research, 40% Teaching POSITION CONDITIONS: Starting Date- January 1, 2010 or as soon as Candidate is available 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/Reproductive Physiology or closely related field. • Demonstrated desire and ability to propose and conduct independent and team-based research; publish results in scientific journals. • Experience and success in scientific publication and demonstrated grantsmanship. • Commitment to excellence in teaching and evidence of collegiality. • Strong oral and written English communication skills are essential. | |||||
| Examples of Duties: | DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
• Develop a competitively funded and collaborative research program that contributes understanding to basic and applied aspects of reproduction of ruminant animals important to New Mexico agriculture and the semi-arid regions of the world. • Teach an undergraduate course in reproductive physiology and related courses within the department’s Physiology Graduate Program. • Undergraduate advising, mentoring of graduate students; participate in research groups of agricultural experiment stations and scientific associations. Research resources include base funding through the New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station, laboratories in the Department of Animal & Range Sciences and coordinated access to animals and facilities on the Campus Teaching and Research Center, the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center and the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center. Opportunities exist for development of multi-disciplinary relationships within the department, across campus and cooperative external university programs. Examples of these programs include Ruminant Nutrition, Range Sciences, Wildlife Sciences, Molecular Biology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Natural Resources and Sustainability Research Cluster, SCORE and RISE programs of NIH, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center Program, etc. The department is one of two departments in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science that offer both a M.S. and Ph.D. degree | |||||
| 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. Milt Thomas, Search Committee Chair Department of Animal & Range Sciences New Mexico State University PO Box 30003, MSC 3-I Las Cruces, NM 88003 Telephone- (575) 646-3427 Email- milthoma@nmsu.edu REVIEW OF A ONE PAGE LETTER OF INTEREST ADDRESSING LONG-TERM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, RESUME OR CURRICULUM VITAE, UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, AND THREE LETTERS OF SUPPORT 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.