• Job Description

  Req#: R-075844

  Job Title

  Poultry Management and Health - Assistant Professor

  Agency

  Texas A&M Agrilife Research

  Department

  Poultry Science

  Proposed Minimum Salary

  Commensurate

  Job Location

  College Station, Texas

  Job Type

  Faculty

  Job Description

  Responsible for planning, implementing, and conducting research in commercial, backyard, or small flock poultry management, broiler management, breeder management, layer management, hatchery management, waste management, or bird health. The incumbent will work with the poultry industry, small or alternative producers, backyard flock owners, and government agencies. In addition, departmental, college, and university committee service will be expected.

  Texas ranks 5th in poultry meat and egg production nationally. On a cash receipts basis, poultry and eggs are the state’s second-largest agricultural commodity. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University serves a broad client base from the commercial poultry industry to backyard chicken hobbyists. Information regarding flock and bird health is the most frequent request for our Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service poultry specialists. A faculty member proficient in general poultry management and health issues, emerging and exotic diseases, biosecurity education, and cross-discipline research is a critical need for our department.

  Position Responsibilities:

  • Build an externally funded, nationally recognized, self-sustainable research program that addresses issues facing the poultry industry in Texas.

  • Engage with poultry industry professionals, small or alternative producers, backyard flock owners, and government agencies, and cooperate in outreach activities relevant to stakeholders.

  • The successful candidate will be expected to provide state and regional leadership in these topic areas through interactions with industry personnel and/or small flock owners, governmental agencies, county-based extension agents, and extension specialists.

  • The incumbent will establish a nationally recognized, extramurally funded extension-based research program.

  • Graduate student mentoring to obtain these research and extension goals is essential.

  • Effectively communicate pertinent scientific knowledge to poultry industry stakeholders, regulatory officials, and other related clientele; publish in peer-reviewed journals; and participate in national and regional professional organizations actively.

  Required Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. or equivalent degree, including a D.V.M., from an accredited institution in Poultry Science, Animal Science, or closely related disciplines.

  • Willingness to work with poultry industry stakeholders in support of the land grant mission.

  • Ability to travel for extension programming.

  • Excellent written and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with diverse audiences.

  • The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the term of employment.

  Preferred qualifications :

  • Prior academic, post-doctoral, or professional experience.

  • Evidence of individual and/or collaborative extension and research efforts in poultry management resulting in extramural grants, peer-reviewed research and extension publications, popular press articles, and oral presentations at scientific meetings and extension events is preferred.

  • Prior outreach experience with stakeholder interaction.

  • Training in extension or teaching methods.

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Excellence in verbal and written communication, including a relevant publication record.

  • Team-building skills, collaboration capacity, and project management abilities.

  • Strong communication skills.

  • Highly organized

  • Professional demeanor

  • Ability to multi-task and establish effective working relationships.

  • Knowledge and understanding of the mission and role of the Land Grant University System.

  Application Procedure:

  This appointment will be 12 months, non-tenured, 65% Research and 35% Extension at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

  Applications will only be accepted online.

  Applicants must upload a

  • Cover letter (two-page limit)
  • Curriculum vitae including a list of three references and their contact information within the CV
  • Vision statements of research and extension (two-page limit).

  Deadlines: Review of applications will begin August 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2025.

  Questions:

  Address inquiries to Search Committee Chair:

  Dr. Morgan Farnell Texas A&M University

  Search Committee Chair Department of Poultry Science

  morgan.farnell@ag.tamu.edu 101 Kleberg Bldg.; 2472 TAMU

  979-847-7363 College Station, TX 77843-2472

  All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

  Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

• About the company

  Texas A&M University is a public research university in College Station, Texas.

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