Tenure-Track: Food & Nutritional Sciences Professor

Posting Details

Classification Information

Classification Type
EHRA

Position Overview

Primary Purpose of Position

Primary responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in food and nutritional sciences; developing aresearch program in food and nutrition and securing external grants; advising graduate and undergraduate students, participating in curriculum development; collaborating with faculty on research and creative scholarship activities; serving on departmental,college and university committees and participating in other academic functions.

This is a 9-month tenure track position.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America’s top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor’s programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Artsand Communications/Journalism.

It also ranks no. 3 in master’sdegrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master’s degrees in Engineering, and no.11 best business school for women in the nation.

Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as “R2-High Research Activity” in the Carnegie Classifications and is poised toachieve “R1-Very High Research Activity” status. It also holds

Carnegie’s earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities ( APLU )Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role asa higher-education economic driver in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is ranked No. 1 in the nationfor the second straight year as “best for business” by the CNBCfinancial network.

The Department of Family And Consumer Sciences is one of four academic departments within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences ( AAFCS ). The department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in three program areas with the following six distinct specialty emphases: child development and family relations, child development early education and family studies (birth-kindergarten licensure), consumer sciences, fashion merchandising and design, nutrition and food science.

Additionally, the department offers a Master of Science degree in food and nutritional sciences, a Master of Arts in Teaching in family and consumer sciences education, and a Master ofArts in Teaching in child development early education and family studies (birth-kindergarten licensure). Faculty members are actively engaged in research that contributes to the body of knowledge in the areas of nutrition, food science, housing,apparel, textiles and in child and family studies.

Minimum Requirements

Must hold a Doctorate in Food Science or Nutritional Science or aclosely related field with a focus on food biochemistry. Teaching experience with strong technology skills in classrooms, a record of scholarly achievement, and grant writing experience are essential.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training,Education

Minimum of 3 years teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level preferred
The ideal candidate will bring interdisciplinary expertise that bridges food science and nutrition and have experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses (such as food microbiology andbio-technology,…