Assistant Professor - Columbia, MO
Job Information
ID :
#10059120
# of Positions :
1
Experience Required :
none
Duration :
Full Time Regular
Shift :
Unspecified
Hours per week :
40
Start Date :
8/1/2009
Job Description
 
The University of Missouri (MU) invites applications for 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor - Food Science. Split appointment between teaching & research, position is designed to provide leadership for Marshall-Arbuckle Dairy Food Innovations Program & capitalizes on many existing strengths at MU including food & hospitality systems, nutrition & exercise physiology, medicine & animal science. Healthy food & life styles are major initiatives at MU.
Candidate will teach both undergraduate & graduate levels, establish strong external funded research program & provide professional services; oversee our dairy pilot plant & foster relationships with dairy industry. Using interdisciplinary approach, develop innovative food products for intervention of health issues (ex. obesity); particular interests in these areas: food-based obesity interventions (particularly dairy foods); functional dairy foods/nutritional interventions; dairy-based probiotics.
Company Information
Description :
The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia, MO. MU provides all the benefits of two universities in one – it’s a major land-grant institution and Missouri’s largest public research university. Considered one of the nation’s top-tier institutions, Mizzou has a reputation of excellence in teaching and research, and is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 34 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. MU offers more than 286 degree programs including 40 online degree options.
Type :
Staffing Firm
Address :
215 Ag. Engineering Building
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Application Information
Instructions :
Interested applicants should submit CV, complete list of publications, concise summary of research interests & future plans, teaching philosophy & four professional references/names.
Apply by mail :
Attn: Deborah Ratliff
215 Ag. Engineering Building
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Job Posting Entered On :
6/12/2009
Job Posting Expires On :
7/12/2009
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