Assistant Professor, Meat Sciences (Tenure-Track)

About the role

Cal Poly Pomona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, specializing in Meat Sciences, within the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture. The position is full time, on-site in Pomona, and falls under Unit 3 of the California Faculty Association bargaining unit.

Key responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences department, focusing on the Pre-Veterinary Science/Animal Science program and, as needed, the Animal Health Science program if the candidate has the required expertise.
• Maintain an average teaching load of 12 weighted teaching units (WTUs) per semester; the first two years of the appointment allow reduced teaching (9 WTUs) for pedagogy and research development.
• Seek grant funding to secure assigned time for research and scholarship activities.

Required profile

• Appointment as tenured or tenure-track faculty in the California Faculty Association (Unit 3).
• Expertise in meat sciences and animal and veterinary sciences.

What we offer

• Salary range of $97,020-$111,360.
• A tenure-track position in a department with 11 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 12 part-time faculty and about 1,050 undergraduate and 15 graduate students.
• The department offers a four-year undergraduate curriculum in Animal Science and Animal Health Science, with a Master of Science in Agriculture in Animal Science and minors in Equine Studies and Animal and Veterinary Sciences.