The position is 45% academic teaching, 45% research/scholarship, and 10% service.

The successful applicant will be required to develop and implement a nationally recognized research program in animal breeding and genetics. The successful candidate’s research program should be relevant to the state of Montana and complement and expand existing research, teaching, and outreach efforts at MSU.

The successful candidate will have on-campus teaching responsibilities that will include, but are not limited to, undergraduate courses in topics including, Principles of Animal Breeding and Genetics and a graduate course in Advanced Animal Genetics. As a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences at Montana State University, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in Departmental activities, publish in reputable peer-reviewed journals, secure extramural funding, mentor graduate students, contribute to teaching and learning efforts (on- and off-campus), and provide appropriate departmental, college, university, and professional service.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with faculty within the Animal and Range Sciences Department as well as researchers and Extension faculty across Montana and throughout the region. The successful candidate will comply with all departmental, college, university, state, and federal reporting requirements and assure compliance with civil rights and affirmative action policies.

Required

1. A Ph.D. degree in Animal Science, Genetics, or related discipline (must be earned at the time of hire).
2. A record of research and publication in Animal Breeding and Genetics.
3. A demonstrated record of, or high potential for securing extramural and competitive funding.
4. A demonstrated record of, or high potential for effective teaching at the college or university level.
5. A demonstrated ability to mentor students from all backgrounds to succeed.

Preferred

1. Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and participate in interdisciplinary research.
2. A demonstrated record of, or high potential to work effectively with local, state, and/or federal Agricultural, Natural Resources and Rangeland stakeholders (e.g., livestock producers, state and federal natural resource agencies, non-government organizations).
3. Ability to effectively write and communicate research to scientific and non-scientific audiences.
4. A demonstrated record of application of breeding and genetics principles for genetic improvement of livestock, companion animals, and/or other agriculturally relevant species.

About Montana State University

Presently, there are 16 animal science faculty and 8 range science faculty in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences. This position will be a key contributor to the Department’s Animal Science program and to the Department’s Natural Resources and Rangeland Ecology (NREE) program (i.e., Range Science). The Department’s undergraduate degree program in Animal Science has three options including Science, Livestock Management and Industry, and Equine Science. Animal Science faculty focus teaching and research programs on livestock nutrition (including ruminal/gastrointestinal microbiology), reproductive physiology, genetics, meat science, and livestock production systems. As one of six academic departments within the College of Agriculture, the Animal and Range Sciences Department presently has 435 undergraduate and 35 graduate students. Extension specialists in the Department focus their off-campus educational efforts on beef cattle, sheep and wool, forages, pesticide safety, wildlife, and rangeland management. The Animal and Range Sciences Department is located in the Animal Bioscience Building which contains state-of-the-art teaching and laboratory facilities. Land and livest...ock for research are available at our Department’s 474-acre Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm located adjacent to campus, our 640-acre Fort Ellis Research Farm located 5 miles from campus, and our 13,750-acre Red Bluff Research Ranch located 35 miles from campus. Collaborative research opportunities also exist at seven off-campus MSU research centers located across the state and the 55,000-acre USDA-ARS Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory at Miles City, MT. More information about the Department can be found at http://animalrange.montana.edu. To find out more about Montana State University, MSU Extension, and the College of Agriculture, please access www.montana.edu, www.msuextension.org, and http://ag.montana.edu.

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