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Location:
The Poultry Science Department currently consists of approximately 85
undergraduate students and 35 graduate students. Center faculty and staff
offices are housed in the 112,000-square foot John W. Tyson Building on the
U of A campus in Fayetteville. Also housed in the building are research
laboratories, USDA offices with six scientists, a Central Analytical
Laboratory, a Cell Isolation and Characterization Laboratory, DNA
Sequencing Laboratory, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, test kitchen,
auditorium, computer laboratory, compressed interactive video room and
classrooms. Additional facilities operated by the Center include a
10,000-square-foot pilot processing plant, a research farm including
hatchery, genetics unit, pullet rearing facility, battery brooder units,
caged layer house, broiler breeder, broiler and turkey houses, the Applied
Broiler Research Unit with four full-sized broiler houses equipped with computerized
environmental control and data collection systems capable of
commercial-type production research, a feed mill with the ability to make
research –specific diets from small bagged quantities to bulk capacity, and
the 10,000-square-foot J.K. Skeeles Poultry Health Laboratory.
Description:
The Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural,
Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas seek an energetic
individual to provide creative and exemplary leadership to the research,
teaching and extension programs in the Center of Excellence for Poultry
Science and the Department of Poultry Science. The successful candidate
will proactively lead continuing efforts to build strong, multidisciplinary
research and extension programs in applied and basic research in poultry
science and related disciplines, and provide leadership in teaching
programs. The Director/Head promotes departmental interests in state,
regional, national, and international programs, and maintains relationships
with the other disciplines in the University System, farm organizations,
state and federal agencies, and with the leadership of the poultry industry
in planning and coordinating the research and extension programs of the
Center. The multi-disciplinary research and extension programs of the
Center are directed towards the development and transfer of credible,
timely and objective information and technology to the poultry and allied
industries, consumers and the public at large. The department head is
responsible for the academic programs of the department within the Dale
Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences (DBCAFLS). The
Director/Head is accountable to the Associate Vice President for Research
and the Associate Vice President for Extension of the Division of
Agriculture, and the Dean of the DBCAFLS
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must have an earned Ph.D., D.V.M., or equivalent in poultry
science or a closely related discipline and an outstanding record of
professional accomplishments. The candidate’s record must demonstrate the
leadership skills or potential necessary to administer a program including
resident instruction, research, extension, and service, and the ability to
collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse clientele and
stakeholders. Required experiences and attributes include demonstrated
effective and dynamic leadership, administrative capabilities, effective
communication skills, ability to attract extramural funding, interest in
providing multi-disciplinary leadership and coordination of diverse
research interests, interest in and ability to recruit undergraduate and
graduate students, and a commitment to fostering research and academic
excellence.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience in the Land Grant University System is desirable, as is
experience in a unit with multiple missions such as teaching, research and
extension.
Job Duties:
Provide exemplary leadership in planning, integrating, and implementing
research, extension, and teaching programs. An essential component of the
position of Center Director is to provide leadership and support in
collaboration with poultry industry leaders, and multidisciplinary teams
including scientists from Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Food Science, Biological Sciences,
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Chemistry/Biochemistry and
USDA/ARS. Duties will also include administrative and fiscal leadership for
the Center and Department personnel, programs and physical resources;
leadership in goals, program planning, faculty development, and pursuit of
extramural funding; coordination with other university programs,
professional and governmental agencies, and industry groups; and
development of an understanding of agriculture in Arkansas and the evolving
research priorities in Poultry Sciences. As Head of the Department, the
incumbent will provide administrative leadership to the teaching programs
including instruction, student recruitment, retention and liaison with students
and alumni. The Director/Head will also serve as part of the broader
administrative team of the Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers
College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
Where To Apply?
Applicants should send a letter stating interest and qualifications
including professional vitae and names of five individuals who may be
contacted for letters of reference. In addition, the applicant is asked to
include a one-page statement on:
(1) his/her professional goals,
(2) the challenges facing the discipline and industry and
(3) an approach to addressing these challenges including his/her philosophy
of administrative leadership.
Applications may be submitted electronically.
Applications should be directed to:
Dr. Lalit Verma, Interim Dean
c/o Carmen Alessi
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
E 108 AFLS Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone: 479/575-2034;
Fax: 479/575-7273
E-mail
Resume
How to Apply:
University of Arkansas / Fayetteville
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