Tenured: Professor and Department Head of Food Science & Technology

About the role

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for the full-time, tenured position of Professor who will serve as Head of the Department of Food Science & Technology. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2027. This is a 9-month tenured position, with a research appointment (negotiable from 25%-50%), and an administrative stipend equivalent to two months of summer salary. Competitive university benefits accompany the position. Additional support in the form of a post-doctoral scientist is available upon the establishment of a Hatch project. The administrative stipend and post-doctoral support will be in effect while the individual holds the position of Department Head. This position will also provide oversight for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension programming within the department.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Department's chief administrative officer and as an advocate for Food Science and the allied disciplines it represents.
• Provide leadership and support for numerous faculty initiatives that include enhancing and expanding undergraduate and graduate education, increasing contributions to knowledge and science through extramurally funded research, fostering collegiality and interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, conducting extension and outreach programs, securing additional resources, strengthening relationships with stakeholder groups, and promoting communication of science-based findings to inform public policy and private decision-makers.
• Maintain an active teaching program and contribute to the Department’s instructional mission through excellence in teaching and student mentorship.

Requirements

• An earned doctorate in Food Science & Technology or a closely related field, with a record of distinction in research, teaching, and service that would qualify them for tenure at a tier 1 research institution.
• Demonstrated experience in academic administration is preferred, as is experience in a land grant institution.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is expected to have led and to continue to lead a dynamic and productive, nationally and internationally recognized research program. The successful candidate is to provide evidence of visionary leadership emphasizing transparency, strategic and innovative thinking, and demonstrate a commitment to student education. The incumbent faculty member must be able to work and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students and strongly and effectively represent them and their best interests to university administrators, state and federal agencies, industry, stakeholders, and the public. The ideal candidate will also provide a commitment to promoting a multidisciplinary, multicultural community of scholars and educators.

Skills

Candidates must have an earned doctorate in Food Science & Technology or a closely related field, with a record of distinction in research, teaching, and service that would qualify them for tenure at a tier 1 research institution. Demonstrated experience in academic administration is preferred, as is experience in a land grant institution.

Benefits

Competitive university benefits accompany the position. Additional support in the form of a post-doctoral scientist is available upon the establishment of a Hatch project. The administrative stipend and post-doctoral support will be in effect while the individual holds the position of Department Head.

Pay

This is a 9-month tenured position, with a research appointment (negotiable from 25%-50%), and an administrative stipend equivalent to two months of summer salary.

Schedule

The anticipated start date is January 1, 2027. This is a 9-month tenured position.