Assistant/Associate Professor - Nutritional Sciences

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 30% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), available in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. The assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The candidate is expected to have expertise in human nutrition and metabolism (or related fields), and to develop or continue a strong research program focusing on human health and disease related to nutrition. Teaching will include graduate and undergraduate courses within nutritional sciences. The candidate is expected to deliver quality instruction in both online and in-person modalities. The faculty member will be expected to participate in undergraduate education and advising, chair graduate committees, serve on other graduate committees, supervise thesis and dissertation research, and supervise undergraduate and postdoctoral research and publish with their graduate students. Tenure will accrue in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding to support their program. The faculty member will support Extension activities in their program area.

The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction. Examples of these scholarly activities include: teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising. Faculty are encouraged to support and participate in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honors Program, distance and international education.

Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.

Requirements

• A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in nutritional sciences, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, or a closely related discipline is required.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate communication skills by scientific presentations, outreach and a publication record for expected rank with the ability to collaborate with internal and external peers.
• Ability to develop and sustain an extramurally funded research program.
• Must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.
• Must be committed to the UF core values.

Nice To Haves

• Postdoctoral experience is desirable.
• Previous university- or college-level teaching experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop or continue a strong research program focusing on human health and disease related to nutrition.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses within nutritional sciences.
• Deliver quality instruction in both online and in-person modalities.
• Participate in undergraduate education and advising.
• Chair graduate committees.
• Serve on other graduate committees.
• Supervise thesis and dissertation research.
• Supervise undergraduate and postdoctoral research.
• Publish with their graduate students.
• Seek contract and grant funding to support their program.
• Support Extension activities in their program area.
• Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching, advising, mentoring, curriculum revision, seeking funding for teaching programs, supervising research, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development related to teaching and advising.
• Support and participate in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honors Program, distance and international education.
• Be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension.

Benefits

• Tenure-accruing position
• Access to UF Diabetes Institute and Clinical and Translational Science Institute for research
• Access to HiPerGator supercomputer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree