Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor of Apiculture

Classification Minimum Requirements

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

Ast/Aso/Full Prof

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

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This is a 12-month tenured or tenure-accruing position that will be 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 30% Extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service), available in the Entomology and Nematology Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida based in Gainesville. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Tenure will accrue in the Entomology and Nematology Department.

The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in their program area.

Assigned research responsibilities include developing an internationally recognized, collaborative research program focused on honey bees that integrates basic and applied research to address critical challenges facing apiculture and deliver practical solutions that benefit the beekeeping industry. The successful candidate is expected to establish a strong, extramurally funded research program and disseminate findings through publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, honey bee husbandry, nutrition, queen health and resilience, pests and pathogens, epidemiology, environmental stressors, behavior, and other aspects of honey bee biology, health, and management.

Extension responsibilities will be the development of a targeted Extension program related to the appropriate field of expertise. This will include
1) conducting need assessments of specific target audiences (beekeepers, government entities etc.) and using the information gathered to develop learning tools, and activities that meet the identified needs;
2) evaluation of the impacts of the Extension programs to facilitate program adjustment and satisfy reporting requirements. Cooperation with beekeeping organizations, county Extension faculty, Florida agricultural industries, and the Florida Department of Agriculture is expected.

The successful candidate will participate actively in undergraduate and graduate education by chairing and serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis, dissertation and undergraduate research, and publishing research results with students. Faculty are encouraged to participate in professional development activities related to teaching and advising and may teach courses and seminars.

Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.

The successful candidate will be housed in the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL), adjacent to Steinmetz Hall, home to the University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. HBREL is comprised of dedicated facilities totaling over 16,000 sq. ft. that include the main building (office space for 25, dedicated instructional laboratory, extension wing, containment facility for in vitro rearing of honey bees on royal jelly), a support facility, honey house,…