Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science

This tenure-track instructional faculty position (Job Number: 561635) carries responsibilities in the areas of undergraduate teaching, scholarship (dissemination, grants, etc.), and service (student advising, committee service etc.). This tenure-track appointment involves teaching 12 weighted teaching units per semester, with 3 WTU release for the first two years.

Instruction may be in veterinary practices, herd health and immunology, animal welfare, livestock and companion animal behavior, dependent on successful candidate’s skill set. Additional responsibilities for the tenure-track appointment includes advising undergraduate students, particularly those majoring in Animal Science with an option in Pre-Veterinary Science, as well as basic service on committees for the college and/or university. Successful candidates are expected to develop intradisciplinary scholarly activities that support the mission of our College and University.

The College of Agriculture includes 18 full-time tenured/tenure track faculty, 16 full or part-time lecturers, and approximately 825 undergraduate students. The college offers programs leading to Bachelor of Science degrees in Agricultural Science (options in Agricultural Science and Education and Agricultural Communications and Leadership), Agricultural Business, Animal Science (options in Food Animal Production and Pre-Veterinary Science), and Plant and Soil Sciences (options in Crops and Horticulture and Regenerative Agriculture).

The Animal Science program has over 450 majors and is currently the eighth-largest major at the university. The faculty represents a wide range of interests, and the hallmark of our program is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate education. Central to this approach is the incorporation of our 800-acre University Farm and 240 acres of native rangeland. Animal enterprises include beef, organic dairy, sheep, swine, and a USDA-inspected meats facility.

Logan Smith, Search Committee Chair
College of Agriculture

This position qualifies for benefits including tuition fee waiver (if eligible). California State University, Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.g., sick leave, vacation, health insurance). For more information, please visit https://www.csuchico.edu/hr/benefits/index.shtml.

Out of State Employment:
All work must be performed within the State of California. Faculty assignments include in-person duties that require an on-campus presence.

Background Check and Disclosures: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Education Code 89521 Requirements:
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Authorization to Work:
Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Chico State is not currently sponsoring faculty for H-1B…