The Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor position with responsibilities in animal nutrition or metabolism. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position with 70% teaching and 25% research and 5% service responsibilities. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching undergraduate courses related to comparative animal nutrition and companion animal science. They will also be expected to develop a collaborative, externally-funded research program from a comparative approach. Areas of potential research include, but are not limited to, petfood production and evaluation, nutrient utilization, nutritional physiology and nutritional biochemistry to