Tenure-Track Faculty
Position in Quality Milk Production Services Department of
Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and the Director of
Quality Milk Production Services, Animal Health Diagnostic Center College of Veterinary
Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, NY
The Department of
Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, invites applications for a full time, tenure-track
faculty position to serve as the Director of Quality Milk Production Services. Individuals having DVM and/or
PhD degrees, or equivalent, and demonstrated research capacity and performance
in a dairy population medicine and udder health area are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge and experience in extension and application of dairy production
systems are expected. Other desirable
qualities of the successful candidate include strong leadership and interpersonal
skills, public speaking experience, and the ability to work in collaborative
research, clinical, and teaching environments. Quality Milk Production
Services (QMPS) in the Animal Health
Diagnostic Center
and New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is a leading service and
research unit of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, serving
dairy farmers, the dairy industry, and dairy veterinarians in New York State,
the nation, and beyond. The focus of QMPS’s research, service, and teaching is
on udder health and related herd health, cow welfare, and milk quality. QMPS
operates three regional laboratories in NYS, in addition to its central services
on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, maintaining a constant presence on dairy farms
across the state and beyond to offer comprehensive evaluation of dairy farm
operations with regard to optimal and safe production of high-quality milk.
Sustained NYS funding and constant revenue generated from fees for diagnostic
testing and dairy farm surveys and consults, with an operating budget exceeding
$3,000,000 and more than 25 staff and faculty, provides a strong background to
launch externally funded cutting edge research projects and programs to further
udder health and dairy cow welfare, dairy production, and productivity. New
York state is home to 630,000 dairy cows on 3,500 farms producing more than 15,000,000,000
pounds of milk annually. The successful
candidate will be hired at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, depending
on qualifications and experience. Establishment of an independent, extramurally
funded research program is expected in addition to collaborative research
efforts. Relevant areas of strength within the department include
infectious diseases, diagnostic sciences, epidemiology, production medicine,
and genetics. Research, service, and teaching interactions with the Ambulatory and
Production Medicine group will be welcome. Excellent opportunities exist for investigative
collaborations within the College of Veterinary Medicine and with the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Didactic teaching of dairy-related material
in veterinary core courses and relevant elective courses is also expected along
with graduate education through mentoring. Distribution of effort will be determined
in accordance with administrative and service needs, academic priorities, and
the candidate’s expertise and academic goals in udder health, cow welfare, and
dairy medicine, production, and productivity. The individual will be
a key participant providing academic leadership to the College’s mission in
dairy health, production medicine, and veterinary public health. This may
include developing, maintaining, and teaching in special training programs,
public advocacy for the profession and College, and curricular oversight as the
College recruits and trains veterinarians for future roles in food-supply
veterinary medicine. Salary and rank will be
commensurate with academic credentials and experience. For more information,
please contact Dr. Thomas Overton, Faculty Search Committee Chair, at tro2@cornell.edu. Prospective
candidates should upload their application materials [cover letter, curriculum
vitae, and statements (max. 1 page, each) of research interests, service
interests, administrative vision, teaching philosophy, and contribution to
diversity and inclusion] to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23205 together with the email addresses of 3 referees who will be
invited to upload their letters at a later time. The search committee will
begin considering complete applications on December 1, 2022, or until the
position is filled.
What is a Statement of Contribution to
Diversity and Inclusion? This statement invites applicants to describe their
past, present, and/or future aspirations to promoting equity, inclusion, and
diversity in their careers as researchers and educators, and/or to convey how
they see these commitments continuing at Cornell. Such articulation can focus
on teaching, research or service, or all three factors. The Cornell University College of Veterinary
Medicine is recognized internationally as a leader in animal medicine,
veterinary medical education, public health, and biomedical research. It has
been consistently ranked as a top veterinary college in the nation by US
News & World Report since 2000.
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League
university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars,
students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute
creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and
engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes
the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha,
Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus to be built on Roosevelt Island
in the heart of New York City.
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Pay Ranges: The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
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