[PHNUTR-L] Announcement for 4 Positions @ Dept. Nutr.&Food Science, TX A&M University, College Station

[Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD]

  >>> Mickey Bielamowicz 4/11/2006 11:25:55 am >>>
Dear Professional Friends and Colleagues:

Great newly created positions in the Dept of Nutrition and Food
Science are now approved for hiring.   If either you are interested or
you have postgraduate students who have these qualifications and might
be interested in one of these 4 positions, please provide this
information in the attachment or forward this message to them.

Please see the attached job descriptions for 4 Faculty positions in our
new Nutrition and Food Science Department here at Texas A&M University:

Faculty Positions
The Department of Nutrition and Food Science invites applications for up
to four tenure-track faculty positions. Applications demonstrating
expertise in the following areas will be given preference, but qualified
individuals in related areas also will be considered:
Developmental Nutrition: Preference will be given to individuals with
research programs focused on understanding nutritional factors affecting
the aging process and human health throughout the lifecycle, especially
those with a specific interest in the role of maternal or neonatal
nutrition and consequences of "metabolic imprinting" throughout the
lifespan. Educational requirements include a PhD in nutrition or related
field..
Nutrition Energetics: Preference will be given to individuals with
research programs focused on understanding causes of obesity and/or
strategies to maintain healthy body weight using contemporary
technologies which can be focused at a community, whole-body, organ or
cellular level. Preference will be given to individuals with the desire
to participate in multidisciplinary research programs focused on obesity
prevention and maintaining healthy body weights. Educational
requirements include a PhD in nutrition or related field.
Molecular Microbiology and Gastrointestinal Health: Preference will be
given to individuals with research programs focused on investigating the
role of gut flora in health and disease using genetic tools to
understand the role of microbial diversity and mechanisms whereby
individual ingredients and whole diets are handled by gut microflora so
that individual disorders can be better managed (prophylactic or
curative) by probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics. Educational
requirements include a PhD in food science,
nutrition, microbiology, gastroenterology or related field.
Metabolomics: Preference will be given to individuals interested in
identifying metabolites or bioactive compounds that could add value to
food, e.g. by giving potential health benefits, or the development of
'fingerprint' technologies to trace agricultural products (plant,
microbial, or mammalian sources) from the 'farm to the plate' to ensure
a safe, unadulterated food supply. Educational requirements include a PhD in
food science, nutrition, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related field.
General Duties and Responsibilities: The 12 month, tenure-track
positions at the Assistant Professor level (9 to 12 month appointments
as Associate Professor may be considered) are funded 100% from Texas A&M
University in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. Successful
candidates will be expected to develop and maintain competitive,
extramurally-funded research programs, teach at the undergraduate and
graduate levels in nutrition and food science, and contribute to
academic service.
Preference will be given to individuals who desire to participate in
multidisciplinary research programs.

Administrative Relationship: Each position is a 100% appointment within
the Department of Nutrition and Food Science in the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, reporting directly to the Department Head
of Nutrition and Food Science, and will be located on College Station
campus. The individual is expected to be sufficiently credentialed for
full appointment to the Graduate Faculty
(http://ogs.tamu.edu/OGS/tFacultyGuidelines.htm) which administers the
MS and PhD degree programs in Nutrition and Food Science and Technology
at Texas A&M University. This position will be expected to interface
with and to complement other efforts by faculty in animal science, food
science, plant
science, kinesiology, medicine, sociology, and/or veterinary medicine.

Qualifications: Educational requirements and postdoctoral experience,
with demonstrated knowledge and expertise. The potential for research
productivity and grantsmanship should be apparent in the application.
Research and teaching seminars will be required at interview. Applicants
at the Associate level applicants must have a sufficient teaching and
research record for the granting of tenure at Texas
A&M University.

Professional Environment: The Department of Nutrition and Food Science
was established in 2004 as part of a strategic restructuring of
expertise within the University and reinvestment of faculty positions to
facilitate programmatic growth in key areas. These four tenure-track
faculty appointments are part of 10 positions allocated to the Signature
Program in Foods for Health and to be filled over the next few years as
part of Texas A&M University's Vision 2020 Plan. Information on the
Department of Nutrition and
Food Science, its affiliated faculty, and programs can be accessed at
http://nfs.tamu.edu <http://nfs.tamu.edu/>. Texas A&M University (TAMU)
is a Land, Sea and Space grant University which serves as the flagship
for ten universities in the TAMU system, which also includes the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES), and the Texas Cooperative
Extension Service (TCE). A number of Centers, Institutes and large
interd isciplinary programs provide specialized core facilities and
access to clinical populations. These resources include the NIEHS Center
for Environmental and Rural Health, Texas Institute for Genomic
Medicine, TAMU NMR Facility, Laboratory for Biological Mass
Spectrometry, TAMU Supercomputing
Facility, DeBakey Heart Institute, Center for Comparative Genomics,
National Electron Beam Research Center, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement
Center, and associated pilot plant facilities. The outstanding
environment reflects Texas A&M University's focus on discovery,
leadership, knowledge acquisition, and information delivery.

Employment at Texas A&M University and/or any of its sponsored programs
is open to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, age, national origin, or educationally unrelated handicaps. Texas
A&M University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and
encourages applications from women and minorities. Texas A&M University
strives to have an excellent faculty, student body, learning environment
and community that embraces diversity in all its forms.

Lifestyle: The Bryan and College Station area and Texas A&M University
offers the amenities of traditional University living within the Texas
Wildflower-rich Brazos Valley. Close to the Texas Hill and Wine Country
as well as the Gulf Coast, excellent schools, diverse cultural
opportunities, rising property values and low cost of living provide for
a high quality of life. For more information visit
http://www.rtis.com/reg/bcs/.
Application Process: Queries should be directed to:
Dr Michael I. McBurney, Professor and Department Head
  979-458-3428.

Applicants should submit
1) a letter of application indicating subject matter interest area,
2) curriculum vitae,
3) a brief description of teaching and research goals (not to exceed 3
pages), and
4) arrange for three letters of recommendation addressing
a. teaching ability (including ability to mentor students),
b. research creativity and grant-writing experience, and
c. interpersonal skills and willingness to work as a team member.

These items are to be sent by mail to:

Faculty Search Committee
  Department of Nutrition and Food Science
2253 TAMU, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2253
or
email FacultyPosition at tamu.edu <mailto:FacultyPosition at tamu.edu> .

Review of applications will begin May 15, 2006 and will continue until
the positions are filled.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can answer any questions
concerning these new faculty positions.

My contact information is below.  Thanks in advance for your attention
to these great new opportunities to be a part of our new department deep
in the heart of Texas!




Sincerely yours,

Mickey

Mary "Mickey" Kinney Bielamowicz, PhD, MS,RD,LD,CFCS
Regents Fellow
Professor and Nutrition Specialist
Texas Cooperative Extension
Texas A&M University System
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
220 Kleberg Center
2253 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-2253

FAX 979/847-8741
e-mail m-bielamowicz at tamu.edu
979/847-9227


  >>> Gail Hyden 4/11/2006 9:50 am >>>
Faculty,
The attached announcement has been approved by the Dean's office and
will be published for recruiting four new faculty members.  Please
disseminate it as appropriate.
Thanks,
Gail


M. Gail Hyden
Business Administrator II
Department of Nutrition & Food Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M University
Room 122 Kleberg Center
Mail Stop 2253       & nbsp;
College Station, TX 77843-2253
(979)458-3349
Fax(979)458-3704
<g-hyden at tamu.edu>

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