Job ID:
243109
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Immunology
University of California Davis
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Immunology
Position Overview:
The Department of Nutrition in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Immunology with a preferred emphasis in the role of the immune system on diet-related metabolic diseases across the lifespan. This is an academic year (9-month), tenure track Assistant Professor position that includes an appointment in the California Agricultural Experiment Station (AES). Faculty members who hold an Agricultural Experiment Station appointment have a responsibility to conduct research and outreach relevant to the mission of the California Agricultural Experiment Station. Participation in outreach programs and performance of university service are also expected.
The appointee is expected to establish a competitively funded research program in nutritional immunology to address critical or emerging issues on how diet affects the immune system's ability to respond effectively to various challenges, such as exposure to pathogens, interactions with commensal microbiome, and immune activation related to diet-related metabolic diseases. The appointee is expected to teach two upper-division courses: NUT 112 "Nutrition Assessment" and NUT 105 "Nutrition through the Life Cycle". Additionally, they will teach one graduate course in nutrition and immunology (NUT 251) for master's and PhD level students. Furthermore, the appointee will be responsible for contributing to curricular development, and providing undergraduate and graduate student advising and mentoring. Participation in and development of public outreach and/or community engagement programs, and performance of departmental and university service is expected. This position is expected to collaborate with Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors, partners in allied industries or other appropriate public stakeholders.
The department is seeking applicants with expertise in nutritional immunology across the lifespan, which may include studying immunometabolism, and the intricate interplay among diet, metabolic signaling and immune cell responses. Examples of relevant conditions include infectious disease, inflammation, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes, or cancer. The appointee is expected to possess a strong nutritional immunology background in mechanistic or translational research that will advance the field of precision nutrition and health. Research should be closely aligned with a key departmental focus on mechanisms and biomarkers of health and disease, in addition to the 2020-2030 NIH Nutrition Research Strategic Plan goals of defining the role of nutrition across the lifespan for healthy aging and reducing the burden of disease in clinical settings.
This recruitment is conducted at the assistant rank. The resulting hire will be at the assistant rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.
Initial review of applications will be conducted using anonymized versions of the Statement of Research Accomplishments and Interests and the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Applications demonstrating sufficient potential based on this review will be advanced to full review.
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in university programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first-choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions. The reference check involves contacting the administration of the applicant's previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into UC RECRUIT as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions will be subject to reference checks.
UC Davis supports Family-friendly recruitments. UC Davis covers travel expenses for a second person to accompany an invited faculty recruitment candidate who is a mother (or single parent of either gender) of a breast or bottle-feeding child less than two years of age.
http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/work-life/index.html
UC Davis recognizes the necessity of supporting faculty with efforts to integrate work, family and other work-life considerations. To recruit and retain the best faculty, the campus sponsors a Work Life
Program that provides programs and services that support faculty as they strive to honor their commitments to work, home and community. http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/programs/worklife/index.html
The UC Davis Partner Opportunities Program (POP) and Capital Resource Network (CRN) are services designed to support departments and Deans' offices in the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty. For information about POP, please visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/partner-opportunities-program-pop. For information about the CRN, please visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/capital-resource-network. Please note eligibility for these programs may be based on policy and funding availability.
To apply, visit http://Posting
jeid-3f9f819e2e9fc14bbda11bc3e369ed09
|
Please reference AcademicKeys.com in your cover letter when
applying for or inquiring about this job announcement.
Contact Information
|
|
|
New Search |
Previous
|
