Location: Athens,GA, USA
Position Information
Classification Title Assistant Professor FLSA Faculty Rank Assistant Professor Contract Type Academic (9 mo.) Tenure Status Tenure Track Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D.
Position Summary
The Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor of Poultry Science. The position is a nine-month academic-year tenure track position with a 55% Extension, 40% Research, and 5% Service appointment, with a guarantee of two months of summer salary. Successful applicants will be expected to establish innovative, nationally recognized Extension and applied research programs that complement existing disciplines and faculty within the department. Potential Extension/research foci for the position may include, but are not limited to broiler breeder management, hatchery management, embryology, and incubation. The successful candidate will be expected to obtain extramural funding related to their Extension and research interests that advance subsequent poultry/avian science research, education, and poultry sector innovation. Additional duties include Extension youth activities, guest lecturing for established Poultry Science courses, undergraduate and graduate student mentorship, and student recruitment. The incumbent will collaborate and work cooperatively with other scientists, county agricultural and natural resource Extension faculty, and industry clientele and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The position will be located at the University of Georgia Campus in Athens, Georgia.
Additional Requirements Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification
2 years of experience in poultry/avian science is preferred.
Candidates with a demonstrated record of collaborative applied research/Extension programming, extramural grant success, program development contributions that integrate applied science and public outreach, and student mentorship are preferred.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies Physical Demands Is this a Position of Trust? Yes Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? Yes Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Is driving a responsibility of this position? Yes Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? Yes Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) Yes Credit and P-Card policy
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Duties/Responsibilities
Duties/Responsibilities
Establish innovative, nationally recognized Extension and applied research programs that complement existing disciplines and faculty within the department.
Potential Extension/research foci for the position could include, but are not limited to: broiler breeder management, hatchery management, embryology, and incubation.
Obtain extramural funding related to their Extension interests that advance subsequent poultry/avian science research, education, and poultry sector innovation.
Percentage Of Time 55 Duties/Responsibilities
Extension youth activities, guest lecturing for established Poultry Science courses, undergraduate and graduate student mentorship, and student recruitment.
Percentage Of Time 40 Duties/Responsibilities
Extensively collaborate, provide professional service for, and work cooperatively with other faculty within the Department, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the University of Georgia, as well as other land-grant and non-land-grant Universities in the US and globally.
Collaborate and work cooperatively with industry and affiliated agribusiness clientele.
Percentage Of Time 5
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
* Cover Letter
* Resume/CV
* Unofficial Transcripts
* Public Svc/Extension Philosophy
* Research Portfolio/Philosophy
Optional Documents
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