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This is a 9 month tenure-accruing position that will be 20% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 80% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) available in the Department of Animal Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The successful candidate is expected to establish an independent, nationally and internationally recognized extramurally-funded research program in one or more areas of molecular and cellular biology. Among the areas of interest are reproductive biology, muscle biology, immunology, stem cell biology, epigenetic regulation, microbe-host interactions, endocrinology, metabolism, and digestive physiology. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to areas of research excellence in the department and university, have an interest in models relevant to agriculturally-important species and who have a track record in obtaining funding from agencies such as NIH, NSF and USDA. The incumbent in the position will be expected to build interdisciplinary collaborations with other faculty in Animal Sciences and in other centers and programs across the UF campus. Tenure will accrue in the Department of Animal Sciences.

The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising. Faculty are encouraged to support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and international education.

Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas-Research, Teaching and Extension-regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.