Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor

Position Function:

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally recognized research (75%), and teaching (25%) program in dairy foods/dairy processing for this 9-month tenure track position. The position may be cross appointed among the two departments of Animal and Dairy Science and Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion depending on the teaching and research expertise and interests of the candidate. For candidates with experience or appointment at the Associate- or Full-Professor levels the position may also include co-appointment as The Edward

D. Custer Endowed Professorship in Dairy Foods which carries with it the professorship title, an additional salary stipend and some programmatic support. The successful candidate will also administer the separate "Bearden Endowment" for dairy science/dairy foods student club/organization support. In addition, this position will be an integral part of the new Food Science Innovation Hub initiative in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and will work closely with the Director of the Food Science Innovation Hub on food science-related initiatives.

Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.

Salary Grade: UC

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Department Profile:

The Departments of Animal and Dairy Science (ADS) and Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Health Promotion (BCHNHP) are cooperating departments, along with the interdisciplinary Food Science Innovation Hub, for this faculty position aimed at advancing dairy manufacturing expertise at Mississippi State University in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES). The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences (ADS) currently houses approximately 540 undergraduate and graduate students and 22 faculty both on campus and at research and extension centers throughout Mississippi.

The Department conducts teaching, research, and extension activities on the 1,200-acre H.H. Leveck Animal Research Center and Bearden Research Dairy. The Bearden Dairy Research Facility is a 1,200-acre farm with 135-150 free-stall housed lactating cows. milking
-100 Holsteins and 35 Jerseys in a modern Double 8 parallel milking parlor. The heifer/dry cow facility can house 100 animals. Milk is sold to the Custer Dairy Processing Plant which is a unit of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and is in the Herzer Building on the campus of Mississippi State University. The plant is a teaching and research laboratory for students studying dairy foods at Mississippi State University.

The Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Health Promotion (BCHNHP) faculty expertise includes biochemistry, molecular biology, food science, nutrition, dietetics, health promotion, and Culinology. This is a comprehensive department with academic, research and extension missions. BCHNHP offers minors, BS, MS, and PhD degrees, and currently houses 553 undergraduate and 70 graduate students. Moreover, the Department hosts two distance learning opportunities: an MS degree with an emphasis in Health Promotion and an MPH in Nutrition.

BCHNHP prides itself on maintaining accreditation across multiple programs. The interdisciplinary Food Science Innovation Hub serves as an incubator for training and innovation for Mississippi and our nation's food industry and brings faculty from across the MSU landscape together to support, engage and advance food science interests among students and stakeholders. Please see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and http:// for information about the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and the Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Health Promotion.

Area of Specialization:

Dairy Foods/ Dairy Processing

Anticipated Appointment Date:

Tenure Track Status:

Essential…