University of Hawai‘ at Manoa – College of Agriculture and Human Resilience – Assista

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience

Assistant Professor in Animal Production (0085931)

• Teach existing undergraduate and graduate animal science courses (25% effort), in person or online, and develop new courses in alignment with departmental and stakeholder needs and priorities.
• Develop and conduct extension teaching (20% effort) and stakeholder mentoring programs focused on improving the production of food animal species in Hawaii, particularly beef cattle, swine, small ruminants (goat, sheep), and poultry.
• Develop an applied research program (30% effort) aimed at improving food animal production in the state.
• Work with faculty, administration, staff at the CTAHR Agricultural Research and Extension Stations (CARES) centers, and stakeholders across the state to develop and improve animal science teaching, research, and educational programs.
• Secure extramural funding for research, extension, and educational projects.
• Publish peer-reviewed original research in animal sciences with a particular focus on animal production and develop extension publications, such as technical reports, brochures, manuals, and workshops, to disseminate the latest scientific findings.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in both research and extension.
• Participate in and contribute to departmental, college, university, and professional service (20% effort) activities, including but not limited to, serving on graduate committees, department and university committees, faculty senate, local and/or national professional societies, serving on the board of professional organizations.