"Assistant or Associate Professor, Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainability"

Assistant or Associate Professor, Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainability

Department of Animal Sciences

Position: Assistant or Associate Professor, Full-Time Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainability in the Department of Animal Sciences (50% Research | 50% Teaching)

Description: This position is available through a strategic departmental hiring plan to expand research and education to provide safe, reliable food for a growing world population and promote animal health and well-being. This position will focus on ruminant nutrition and sustainability, emphasizing dairy or beef cattle. We seek an outstanding scholar and educator who will develop a world-class research program focused on advancing the sustainability of ruminant livestock production, with an emphasis on nutrition, animal health, and resource use efficiency, including but not limited to methane mitigation, waste management, and life cycle assessment. The successful candidate will contribute to our mission of addressing global food security challenges while promoting sustainable practices within the agricultural industry. The person hired will develop a nationally and internationally recognized, extramurally funded research program, collaborate across disciplines and with industry partners to seek practical solutions to questions that have environmental, economic, social, and moral implications for stakeholders, including consumers, and contribute to the department's academic programs. This position builds on our history and ongoing research in genetics, nutrition, meat science, precision management, immune and reproductive physiology, microbiology, and animal systems.

Qualifications:

• Assistant Professor: Required qualifications for candidates include (1) Ph.D. degree in animal science or relevant field by the start date; (2) research emphasis on ruminant nutrition and sustainability; (3) a record of publication; (4) potential to develop an extramurally funded research program; and (5) commitment to teaching and mentoring students. Post-doctoral training with evidence of securing competitive research funding is preferred.
• Associate Professor: Required qualifications for candidates include (1) Ph.D. degree in animal science or relevant field; (2) research emphasis on ruminant nutrition and sustainability; (3) strong record of publication; (4) demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding; and (5) commitment to teaching and mentoring students.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will develop a nationally and internationally recognized research program supported by extramural funding, contribute to academic programs related to ruminant nutrition and sustainability, and perform other services expected at an academic institution. The successful candidate will be expected to teach and contribute to courses such as Ruminant Nutrition, Advanced Ruminant Nutrition, and Nutrient Metabolism. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to develop new courses in their area of expertise to enhance the Department's curriculum.

Proposed Start Date: August 16, 2025

Salary: Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity. The budgeted salary range for this position is $82,000-$90,000 at the Assistant Professor level, $95,000 - $110,000 at the Associate Professor level.

Appointment Details: This 9/12 tenure-track faculty position is 100% FTE

Location: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (www.illinois.edu) is located approximately 120 miles south of Chicago in a metropolitan area of approximately 232,000 people.

Resources: The Department of Animal Sciences has outstanding facilities with convenient access to laboratory and farm animal research units (https://ansc.illinois.edu/about/facilities). The campus is home to internationally recognized facilities and interdisciplinary programs, including the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (www.igb.illinois.edu), Beckman Institute (www.beckman.illinois.edu), W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics (www.biotech.uiuc.edu/centers/Keck), National Center for Supercomputing Applications (www.ncsa.illinois.edu), the Center for Digital Agriculture (digitalag.illinois.edu), and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (https://healthinstitute.illinois.edu).

The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) (www.aces.illinois.edu) is widely recognized for excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, outreach, and international programs. In addition to its mission as a land-grant university, the campus offers exceptional programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, and computer science.

Closing Date: For initial consideration, application materials should be uploaded by March 24, 2025. However, the search will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Applicants: Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting and upload a cover letter that explicitly states your interest in being considered for the position in Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainability; a curriculum vitae; a statement of research interests (including future plans); a statement of teaching philosophy; and the names and contact information of three references.

Questions can be directed to Dr. Phil Cardoso, Chair of the Search Committee (cardoso2@illinois.edu), or Dr. Dan Shike, Interim Head of the Department (dshike@illinois.edu). Additional information about the department can be found at www.ansci.illinois.edu.

For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.