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The University of Tennessee, Department of Animal Science in Knoxville, TN invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Endowed Associate or Full Professor.

Qualifications:  Earned  doctoral  degree  in  Animal  or  Veterinary  Science,  Agricultural 
Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a closely related field at the time of 
employment at the University of Tennessee. Interested in developing or applying precision 
technologies to beef cattle systems. Research program emphasis in the areas of beef cattle 
production, such as herd health, environmental sustainability, climate resilience, genetic 
improvement, or precision management. Possesses advanced training in data science or experience in 
statistics. Individual must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. They 
should also have or be willing to develop a passion for beef cattle-focused research and 
applications of statistics and data science to animal agriculture. To be considered for the rank of 
endowed associate or full professor, the candidate must have a proven record of scholarly 
publications in peer-reviewed journals, successes in obtaining extramural grant and contract 
funding to support research efforts, a passionate teacher, and effectively mentoring graduate 
students that are worthy of the respective rank. All applicants must be authorized to work in the
U.S. on a long-term basis.

Responsibilities and Expectations:
●  9-month, tenure-track position with 85% Research and 15% Teaching responsibilities
●  Establish an independent, nationally recognized research program (basic and/or applied) in the 
area of Precision Beef Systems, with emphasis on any area of beef production that would benefit 
Tennessee, US, and global livestock industries. This could include herd health, environmental 
sustainability, climate resilience, genetic improvement, precision management, applied data 
science, or artificial intelligence.
●  Form collaborative research partnerships with faculty within and outside the university, 
especially in association with the new Hickman Precision Agriculture Technology Unit and Precision 
Livestock Farming Program (https://plf.tennessee.edu/)
●  Develop an extramurally funded, nationally recognized research program
●  Be prolific in scholarly publications and presentations
●  Successfully mentor undergraduate and graduate student research assistants
●  Teach one graduate-level course on Experimental Design (ANSC 571) per year
●  Participate in other activities of the Department of Animal Science such as committee service 
and recruitment

Research efforts may integrate any type of experimental data or techniques related to the 
applicant's interests, possibly including sensor development & deployment,

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