The College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) seeks applicants who are interested in taking a leadership role in the research and academic programs associated with the UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm. The University of New Hampshire is the first land-grant university in the nation to have an organic dairy research farm. This farm has been developed to be a regional research and demonstration center for organic dairy farmers, farmers undergoing or considering transition to organic production, and students of sustainable agriculture. The University of New Hampshire is committed to advancing sustainable food and agricultural systems through education, demonstrating sustainable agricultural practices, and investigating and facilitating broad collaborative efforts for sustainability. The position is an open rank, academic year tenure-track faculty position. Individuals at the Associate or Full Professor levels are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate is expected to collaborate with other on-going programs in animal and plant sciences, natural resources and resource economics and provide national leadership in program development. We seek an individual to provide leadership and oversight of collaborative research in areas such as organic dairy systems and marketing, animal health and disease, forages, soils, grazing, and agroecology. Applicants must have a PhD or its equivalent with outstanding achievements in research and teaching, demonstrated leadership, experience with external funding, and program expansion skills.

Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of current and future research plans, statement of teaching interests, and vision statement outlining your academic and research plans for the organic dairy at UNH.  The names and contact information for three to five references should also be sent to: Paul C. Tsang, Search Committee Chair, University of New Hampshire, Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, 129 Main Street, Kendall Hall, Durham, New Hampshire 03824 (<mailto:paul.tsang@unh.edu>paul.tsang@unh.edu,
603-862-3479).  Review of applications will begin March 31, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.

Information about the University of New Hampshire, the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, and the organic dairy can be found at the following websites: http://www.unh.edu/>http://www.unh.edu/,
http://www.colsa.unh.edu/welcome.html and http://www.organicdairy.unh.edu/index.html

The University of New Hampshire is the state's public research university, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs. The University of New Hampshire holds land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant charters. The University of New Hampshire is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston, 8 miles from the Atlantic coast, and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains.  There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. Out of 4000 acres of woodlands and croplands owned by UNH, approximately 500 are in close proximity to campus with 200 certified organic.

The University of New Hampshire is committed to creating a more diverse community, as inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence. The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status.  Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.