Assistant Professor For Sustainable Food And Bioenergy Systems

The Department of Food Systems, Nutrition and Kinesiology at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana is seeking to hire an assistant professor in its Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems program and the Sustainable Food Systems graduate program.The person filling this position will have teaching responsibilities assigned by the academic department head and may include serving as an academic advisor. The position engages in scholarly activities beyond those associated with teaching and is expected to demonstrate professional productivity in research, based upon the availability of resources and consistent with the mission of the University.

In addition, this professional needs to possess the ability to form strong personal and professional relationships with colleagues within the university.Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting, and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.

Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities in the Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems program may include:

Introduction to Sustainable Food/Bioenergy Systems
Sustainable Food Systems
Food System Resilience
Ethnobotany

Other professional responsibilities may include:
Scholarship related to discipline;
Department/college/university and community service
Undergraduate/graduate advisement
Supervision of field experiences
Supervision of research projects or thesis
Collaboration on external funding opportunities with colleagues within and outside of the department.

Required Qualifications

• Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Terminal degree (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) in sustainable or community foods, nutrition, food manufacturing, sustainable agriculture, agroecology, or related field (ABD considered but the terminal degree must be completed by the start of the contract).
The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to disseminate scholarship to academic and/or professional audiences.
Experience and interest supporting effective teaching in a university classroom.
Experience and interest supporting effective mentoring University students (graduate and undergraduate) in scholarship, research, and outreach

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Experience working with local and/or sustainable food systems research, programs, or evaluation.
Experience in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting.
Demonstrated ability teaching graduate and undergraduate students inside and outside of the classroom.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with individuals, groups, and community organizations.
Experience supporting food systems in tribal and/or rural communities.

The Successful Candidate Will

Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrate the ability to develop an extramurally funded research program which compliments current research in the Department.
Demonstrate potential to collaborate both within the FSNK Department and external to the Department.
Have an appreciation of diverse constituencies and add intellectual diversity to the department.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The Program
The Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (SFBS) program offers an interdisciplinary, hands-on curriculum focused on the ecological, cultural, economic, and health aspects of food and bioenergy systems from production through consumption. The undergraduate and graduate degree plans are intended to prepare and motivate students as agents of change to address society's most pressing food and bioenergy issues towards sustained environmental and human well-being. We develop future leaders in sustainable food systems to explore practices for individuals, families, organizations, and communities that can sustain and support all aspects of the diverse food system today and into the future.The sustainable food systems option in Food Systems, Nutrition and Kinesiology draws from both the physical and social sciences in the areas of food and nutrition, human development and family science, plant sciences, environmental sciences, ecology, sociology, and political science. We view sustainability means practices that can be continued in a similar manner with intended outcomes for the foreseeable future. It also means considering in all intersections of the food system from production, processing, distribution, retail, consumption, and waste.We take a holistic approach to considering potential impacts on the food system, particularly as it relates to rural and indigenous Montana communities and lands. We emphasize health and consumer issues related to food production and food systems. Students gain hands-on experience in culinary fundamentals and management, organic gardening, and independent research projects. Internships are designed to provide experience with food processing, food cooperative management, alternative food distribution systems, and small business operations. Having a better understanding of the interconnections among food production, food policy, food security and health, helps prepare graduates capable of addressing interdisciplinary food system problems such as obesity, food insecurity and poverty, food safety, and loss of indigenous foods, among others.

The Department
The Department of Food Systems, Nutrition and Kinesiology at Montana State University is located in the College of Education, Health and Human Development (EHHD). The Departmental mission is to enrich human well-being through teaching, research, and outreach.

The College
The mission of the College of Education, Health and Human Development (EHHD), is to prepare highly qualified professionals through exemplary programs, advance knowledge about education, health, and human development, and serve the people of Montana and the nation through outreach and practical application of its expertise.Our college is home to a wide variety of programs that fulfill Montana's land grant mission of providing services to the people of Montana and beyond.

We train teachers for elementary and secondary classrooms.
We support grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
We help soldiers and other professionals become teachers.
We partner with leaders on Native American reservations to develop ways to lead healthy lifestyles and improve education for children and adults.
We educate families on how to make healthy nutrition and physical activities choices.

The Department of Food Systems, Nutrition and Kinesiology is a group of dedicated faculty and staff whose diverse interests focus on well-being. MSU's Department of Food Systems, Nutrition and Kinesiology believes that five domains are integrated in the fabric of human well-being:

social
intellectual
physical
economic/financial
emotional

We hold central the belief that well-being applies to families, groups, individuals, organizations, and communities.