Professor of Nutritional Sciences

About the role

The Department of Nutritional Sciences and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at The Pennsylvania State (Penn State) University seek a tenure-eligible Professor whose work centers on the biological underpinnings of nutrition, food choice, and/or nutrition-related health outcomes. This position comes with a prestigious 5-year appointment as the Dorothy Foehr Huck Endowed Chair in Nutrition, with the possibility for renewal.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of excellence in interdisciplinary nutritional sciences research, teaching, and outreach across the Penn State system.
• Promote Penn State as a global leader in interdisciplinary nutrition research through novel collaborations that integrate existing strengths.
• Contribute to leading the growth of nutritional sciences at Penn State through strategic initiatives and development of collaborative, interdisciplinary research teams and development of center, program, and training grants.
• Support the training of next generation of nutritional sciences researchers via classroom and experiential learning opportunities.
• Participate in strategic planning to contribute to the impact of the Department of Nutritional Sciences and the Huck Institute of Life Sciences.
• Actively engage in mentorship of early career faculty.
• Support community development and engagement at the student, staff, postdoctoral and faculty levels.

Requirements

• Earned a doctoral degree in any nutrition-related field (PhD, MD and/or equivalent).
• Demonstrated record of research accomplishments befitting the rank of full professor.
• Maintain an innovative and successful research program.
• Excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and mentoring students.
• Demonstrate a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for all individuals, or describe ways to do so, given the opportunity.

Qualifications

• Established track record of successful extramural funding.
• Published results from multidisciplinary research projects.
• Evidence of leadership of multidisciplinary scientific teams.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience in securing and managing extramural funding.
• Outstanding interpersonal and mentoring skills.

Benefits

The University offers an excellent package of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Robust retirement plans.
• A generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible family members.

Pay

Salary is based on 36-weeks of service annually, which can be supplemented with additional salary up to a total of 48 weeks.

Schedule

The preferred start date for the position is Fall 2026.

Note: For Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.

For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

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Please address materials to the Professor of Nutritional Sciences Search Committee and direct questions or informal inquiries to the search committee chair, Greg Shearer gcs13@psu.edu. Please indicate "Nutritional Sciences Professor" in the subject line of email correspondence and cc: the message to Julie Brenneman (jqk7@psu.edu).

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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