Assistant or Associate Professor in Sensory Science

Potential areas of research

• Food analyses and new product development
• Traditional qualitative and quantitative sensory evaluation techniques
• Consumer testing, human feeding studies
• Sensory science connecting neuroscience or choice behavior
• Measurements of physiologic responses to food
• fMRI and other imaging modalities
• Bioinformatics
• Precision food and nutrition – focusing on health impacts of food components or dietary patterns from a human sensory perspective
• Ingestive behavior
• Microbiome
• Metabolomics
• Nutrigenomics
• Factors influencing satiation, meal termination, and overall food intake

Teaching Responsibilities

• Teaching duties are mainly in Food Science, with a focus on sensory science for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Developing new courses that bridge food science, nutrition, and/or other areas in health/biomedical sciences.
• Implementing an interdisciplinary curriculum crossing disciplines while maintaining a focus on advising and mentoring students in FNES.

Candidate Evaluation

• A strong promise to obtain and sustain a nationally-funded research program.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective teaching and research.

Application Materials

• A letter of interest
• Current curriculum vita
• Research statement
• Teaching philosophy and evaluations if any
• Names and contact information of three professional references
• Educational transcripts

University of Missouri, Columbia Campus

• The University of Missouri, Columbia (Mizzou) is the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System and was established in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi.
• Mizzou is one of the nation's top-tier Research 1 (R1) universities and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU).
• Mizzou is a nationally competitive, global university and Missouri's largest public research university.
• The Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (FNES) at the University of Missouri, Columbia has a unique position combining the strengths of faculty and infrastructure from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), the School of Medicine, and the new NextGen Precision Health Institute.
• The candidate will play a key role in fostering research collaboration between Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and Food Science.

Columbia, Missouri

• Columbia is consistently ranked among the top small cities to live in in America.
• A vibrant university town located midway between St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbia offers a low cost of living, is home to nationally renowned public schools, higher education, and excellent health care.
• University of Missouri Health Care (UMHC) is an academic health care system operated by the University of Missouri System. UMHC includes six hospitals and offers more than 50 primary and specialty clinics.
• Columbia has easy access to major international airports from Columbia, St. Louis and Kansas City.

Benefit Eligibility

• This position is eligible for University benefits.
• As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.
• For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ADA Accommodations

• To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.