Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences (University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Nutritional Sciences)

Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences Job no: 225850-FA Work type: Faculty-Full Time Department:CALS/NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Location: Madison Categories: Agricultural, Animal, Biological and Life Sciences, Food Science, Nutritional Science Position Summary: UW-Madison invites applicants for a full time, 9-month, tenure track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. This newly-created position is supported by the Dairy Innovation Hub in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Hub is an exciting new initiative at three of the leading UW agricultural schools (UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, and UW-River Falls) and fosters dairy research, education and outreach in the priority areas of Stewarding Land & Water Resources, Ensuring Animal Health & Welfare, Growing Farm Businesses & Communities, and Enriching Human Health and Nutrition. The position will support the "Enriching Human Health and Nutrition" priority area, and will have a tenure home within the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The vision for this priority area is to elucidate novel links between milk components and human health leading to new dairy product(s) for individuals across the human life cycle consistent with "personalized nutrition". The position carries a commitment to the three functions of research, instruction, outreach, and service, as well as professional and university service as appropriate to the position and rank. Additionally, as a Hub-supported position, the faculty member will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other Hub researchers, pursue Hub funding opportunities, and participate in Hub programs. For more information on the Dairy Innovation Hub (https://dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/) and UW-Madison CALS Hub efforts (https://cals.wisc.edu/dairy-innovation-hub/) please visit the websites. Principal Duties: The incumbent will perform research, teaching, and outreach in their area of expertise in ways that are relevant to dairy agriculture and related fields. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally competitive research program in the multidisciplinary area of nutrition and health, with focus on dairy and its components. The successful candidate will have expertise in conducting clinical human feeding studies to explore mechanisms involving physiologic, metabolic, or immunologic impacts of dairy products through the lifespan. The candidate will work independently and also within a collaborative research team to support the mission of the Dairy Innovation Hub. The position will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in nutritional sciences. Teaching responsibilities will be commensurate with college expectations and consistent with the teaching loads of other departmental faculty. The individual will be expected to facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and collaborative efforts within the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and federal labs. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: http://diversity.wisc.edu">Diversity and Inclusion Degree and Area of Specialization: PhD in Nutritional Sciences or aligned fields Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience: Viable candidates will demonstrate a record of or potential for 1) individual and collaborative extramural grantsmanship (e.g., NIH, USDA, NSF) with publications in impactful journals; 2) undergraduate teaching; 3) support for education within a graduate program; 4) contribution to outreach, extension and service functions of the Department, College, University and professional societies; and 5) promoting an inclusive and diverse climate within our campus and associated communities. Additional Information: The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty and staff. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring. Department(s): A074600-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Work Type: Full Time: 100% Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Anticipated Begin Date: AUGUST 23, 2021 Salary: Negotiable ACADEMIC (9 months) Instructions to Applicants: Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 225850. Applications must be received through UW Madison's online application system. To begin the application process, please click on "Apply Now". Applicants should upload as separate documents: cover letter; CV; statement of research accomplishments/future goals (3 page limit); a combined statement of teaching interests and philosophy (1 page) and statement of diversity philosophy (https://diversity.wisc.edu/) (as one PDF); electronic reprints of up to three recent articles (as one PDF). Additionally, the Department requests three letters of evaluation of the applicant be mailed directly to the Department at: Attn: Search & Screen Committee (225850), Department of Nutritional Sciences, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706. For questions on the application process, contact Todd Schry in CALS Human Resources, todd.schry@wisc.edu, 608-890-1677. Direct all questions pertaining to the position to Bill Omdahl in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, omdahl@nutrisci.wisc.edu, (608) 262-2887. Review of applications will begin April 1, 2021; however, the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled. Contact: Bill Omdahl omdahl@nutrisci.wisc.edu 608-262-2887 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See http://www.wisconsinrelay.com/">RELAY_SERVICE for further information. ) Official Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN) Employment Class: Faculty Job Number: 225850-FA The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/">https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/">https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/. Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). The https://jobs.wisc.edu/asr">Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department. Applications Open: Dec 23 2020 Central Standard Time Applications Close: If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences

Job no: 225850-FA

Work type: Faculty-Full Time

Department:CALS/NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Location: Madison

Categories: Agricultural, Animal, Biological and Life Sciences, Food Science, Nutritional Science

Position Summary:

UW-Madison invites applicants for a full time, 9-month, tenure track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. This newly-created position is supported by the Dairy Innovation Hub in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Hub is an exciting new initiative at three of the leading UW agricultural schools (UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, and UW-River Falls) and fosters dairy research, education and outreach in the priority areas of Stewarding Land & Water Resources, Ensuring Animal Health & Welfare, Growing Farm Businesses & Communities, and Enriching Human Health and Nutrition. The position will support the "Enriching Human Health and Nutrition" priority area, and will have a tenure home within the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The vision for this priority area is to elucidate novel links between milk components and human health leading to new dairy product(s) for individuals across the human life cycle consistent with "personalized nutrition". The position carries a commitment to the three functions of research, instruction, outreach, and service, as well as professional and university service as appropriate to the position and rank. Additionally, as a Hub-supported position, the faculty member will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other Hub researchers, pursue Hub funding opportunities, and participate in Hub programs. For more information on the Dairy Innovation Hub (https://dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/) and UW-Madison CALS Hub efforts (https://cals.wisc.edu/dairy-innovation-hub/) please visit the websites.

Principal Duties:

The incumbent will perform research, teaching, and outreach in their area of expertise in ways that are relevant to dairy agriculture and related fields.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally competitive research program in the multidisciplinary area of nutrition and health, with focus on dairy and its components. The successful candidate will have expertise in conducting clinical human feeding studies to explore mechanisms involving physiologic, metabolic, or immunologic impacts of dairy products through the lifespan. The candidate will work independently and also within a collaborative research team to support the mission of the Dairy Innovation Hub.

The position will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in nutritional sciences. Teaching responsibilities will be commensurate with college expectations and consistent with the teaching loads of other departmental faculty.

The individual will be expected to facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and collaborative efforts within the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and federal labs.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: http://diversity.wisc.edu">Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:
PhD in Nutritional Sciences or aligned fields

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
Viable candidates will demonstrate a record of or potential for 1) individual and collaborative extramural grantsmanship (e.g., NIH, USDA, NSF) with publications in impactful journals; 2) undergraduate teaching; 3) support for education within a graduate program; 4) contribution to outreach, extension and service functions of the Department, College, University and professional societies; and 5) promoting an inclusive and diverse climate within our campus and associated communities.

Additional Information:
The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty and staff.

UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

Department(s):
A074600-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:
AUGUST 23, 2021

Salary:
Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

Instructions to Applicants:
Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 225850. Applications must be received through UW Madison's online application system.

To begin the application process, please click on "Apply Now".

Applicants should upload as separate documents:

cover letter;
CV;
statement of research accomplishments/future goals (3 page limit);
a combined statement of teaching interests and philosophy (1 page) and statement of diversity philosophy (https://diversity.wisc.edu/) (as one PDF);
electronic reprints of up to three recent articles (as one PDF).

Additionally, the Department requests three letters of evaluation of the applicant be mailed directly to the Department at: Attn: Search & Screen Committee (225850), Department of Nutritional Sciences, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706.

For questions on the application process, contact Todd Schry in CALS Human Resources, todd.schry@wisc.edu, 608-890-1677.

Direct all questions pertaining to the position to Bill Omdahl in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, omdahl@nutrisci.wisc.edu, (608) 262-2887.

Review of applications will begin April 1, 2021; however, the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.

Contact:
Bill Omdahl
omdahl@nutrisci.wisc.edu
608-262-2887
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See http://www.wisconsinrelay.com/">RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)

Employment Class:
Faculty

Job Number:
225850-FA

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/">https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/">https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The https://jobs.wisc.edu/asr">Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Applications Open: Dec 23 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:

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