Open Rank - Integrative Health Science and Nutrition

Position Title:
Open Rank - Integrative Health Science and Nutrition

Appointment Type:
Faculty

Job Description:
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) at Iowa State University is accepting applications for a 9-month tenure-track open rank professor position. The position includes responsibilities in research, teaching, and service. All candidates with research programs that promote health and include nutritional sciences are encouraged to apply. The department particularly encourages applicants who have a specific focus in the areas of 1) nutritional epidemiology, 2) nutrition and the microbiome, or 3) community nutrition. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall academic excellence of the department by developing and/or maintaining a robust research portfolio focusing on nutritional epidemiology, nutrition and the microbiome, or community nutrition; pursuing and obtaining extramural research funding; mentoring students and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses; and actively contributing to the department, college, university, and the profession.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent degree in Nutrition Science or a closely related field by start date

• 1+ years of postdoctoral experience

• Demonstrated evidence of scholarly productivity such as peer reviewed publications, grant writing, and/or presentations at major conferences

Associate Professor Qualifications: For consideration at the associate professor rank, applicants must meet, in addition to the above requirements for this position, the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the associate professor rank with tenure, including excellence in scholarship that establishes significant contributions to the field or profession with potential for national distinction, and a high likelihood of sustained contributions to the field or profession and to the university.

Professor Qualifications: For consideration at the professor rank, applicants must meet, in addition to the above requirements for this position, the department, college, and university standards for appointment at the professor rank with tenure, including national distinction in scholarship, as evident by wide recognition and outstanding contributions to the field or profession and the ability to sustain contributions to the field or profession and to the university.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in nutritional sciences focusing on nutritional epidemiology, nutrition and the microbiome, or community nutrition

• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of collaborative teams

• Demonstrated evidence of student-centered teaching

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and supervise graduate and undergraduate students effectively

Department/Program & College Description:

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University is renowned nationally and internationally as a leader in the field, with a strong focus on research, teaching, and extension. The department offers comprehensive undergraduate programs in Food Science, Nutritional Science, Dietetics, Diet and Exercise, and Nursing. It also provides graduate programs in Food Science and Technology, Dietetics, Diet and Exercise and engages with the interdepartmental graduate program in Nutritional Sciences as well as additional interdepartmental graduate programs in Microbiology, Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Toxicology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. The Office of Biotechnology’s Core Facilities provides researchers with state–of–the art instrumentation and expert support to push the boundaries of knowledge and innovation: https://www.biotech.iastate.edu/instrumentation-facilities.  

Department Unit/Website:

 https://fshn.hs.iastate.edu/

Proposed Start Date:
January 1, 2025

Number of Months Employed Per Year:
09 Month Work Period

Time Type:
Full time

Application Instructions:

Applications must be submitted by August 15, 2024 to receive guaranteed consideration. All interested, qualified individuals must apply for this position online by visiting the Iowa State Careers webpage and applying to R14674. Please be prepared to enter or upload the following:

• Letter of application

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae

• Statement of teaching philosophy and interests

• Statement of research interests with plans for extramural funding

• Complete contact information for three references

For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr. McNeill ([email protected] ) or Dr. Hollis ([email protected]) or visit our website (https://fshn.hs.iastate.edu/).

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Why Choose ISU?
Iowa State Faculty enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date:
May 15, 2024

Posting Close Date:
August 15, 2024

Job Requisition Number:
R14674