Assistant Professor of Agriculture - Animal Science in Russellville, Arkansas at Arkansas Tech University (AR)

Assistant Professor of Agriculture - Animal Science. This is a full-time 9-month contract position with an 80% teaching, 10% service, and 10% scholarship appointment in the Department of Agriculture and Tourism in the College of Business and Economic Development.
- Develop and teach a variety of undergraduate courses
- Engage students in high-impact learning practices
- Engage in assessment and continuous improvement of the course
- Effectively advise and mentor students at the undergraduate level
- Develop a sustainable scholarship program, including seeking external funds
- Provide meaningful service to the department, college, university, and profession
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Department Head and/or Dean.
- Develop an innovative teaching and research program in agriculture.
- The primary duty will be to teach and assess undergraduate (and graduate when appropriate) courses in animal science and/or other courses based on interests and programmatic needs.
- Additional duties will include effectively advising undergraduate students (and graduates when appropriate), advising student organizations related to agriculture; serving on departmental, college, and/or university committees; and conducting and publishing peer-reviewed research related to their field of expertise or on the scholarship of teaching and learning.
- Interaction with and outreach to the general public and participation in related academic societies is strongly encouraged.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph. D. degree in animal science, DVM, or related discipline.
- Knowledge of the animal science and agriculture sectors.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, are necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in and/or knowledge of animal science.
- Excellence in college-level teaching methods.
- Ability to inspire and motivate students.
- Experience teaching and mentoring students in a face-to-face classroom setting.
- Demonstrated ability to design college-level coursework.
- Commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service.
- Commitment to the publication of research in the academic press.
- Demonstrate the potential to obtain extramural funding to support research and outreach programs.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, coordinating, or assessing high-impact practices (e.g., internships, service learning, undergraduate research, learning communities, first-year experiences, capstone projects, study abroad, peer mentoring).
- Demonstrated experience developing durable skills such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, professionalism, leadership, or adaptability.
Main Campus - Russellville, AR