Description
The Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences (FNES) invites applications for a tenure-track (9-month) position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. This unique interdisciplinary position is funded through the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources (CAFNR). As the University of Missouri is an AAU Research I institution, and one of the most comprehensive universities in the nation, the hire will be expected to demonstrate a level of research scholarship commensurate with an R1, AAU flagship university. The position is offered as a nine-month position with a split appointment between teaching and research. A competitive startup package, excellent facilities, and ample opportunities
Requirements
Research Responsibilities: The scholarly discipline should include the sensory sciences, with an emphasis on neurosciences or behavioral psychology. In addition, the hire’s scholarship must align with the new fermentations laboratory (wine/enology program) and the meat science laboratory (Animal/Meat Science).
Potential areas of research may focus on food analyses and new product development, traditional qualitative and quantitative sensory evaluation techniques, as well as consumer testing, human feeding studies, sensory science connecting neuroscience or choice behavior, measurements of physiologic responses to food, fMRI and other imaging modalities, bioinformatics, and precision food and nutrition – all aimed at developing a robust, collaborative, externally-funded research program surrounding food, nutrition and human health. Additional areas of research interest range from ingestive behavior to the microbiome, metabolomics, and nutrigenomics, as well as the study of factors influencing satiation, meal termination, and overall food intake. The successful candidate will be expected to provide visionary leadership in food and nutrition research using cutting-edge approaches to investigate the health impacts of food components or dietary patterns from a human sensory perspective.
Teaching Responsibilities: Teaching duties are mainly in Food Science, with a focus on sensory science for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as developing new courses that bridge food science, nutrition, and/or other areas in health/biomedical sciences. The hire will implement an interdisciplinary curriculum crossing disciplines while maintaining a focus on advising and mentoring students in FNES.
