Kansas State University

Friday, December 15 more than 200 friends of K-State attended the Bilbrey Family Event Center ground breaking ceremony at the Stanley Stout Center.

The Bilbrey Family Event Center will create a hub for animal sciences by creating a destination for current and future students, Kansas stakeholders and the regional and national livestock industry. It includes a new multispecies competition arena to support teaching and youth and extension efforts in equine and livestock sciences. See more photos from the exciting event.

Dr. Janice Swanson is officially retiring at the end of this year. Swanson was a long-time KSU ASI faculty member and then department head. You can email her at  SWANSOJ@msu.edu or you can mail a note of congratulations to: Dr. Janice Swanson, 1290 Anthony Hall, 474 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824

UPCOMING DEFENSE:

None at this time.

SEMINARS: 

• Meat Science Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
    
• Monogastric Nutrition Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
• Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
    
• Physiology and Animal Breeding Seminars
  • None scheduled at this time

ASI FACULTY & STAFF BIRTHDAYS: 

• Kristine Frey – December 20
• Jamil Faccin – December 23
• Bob Goodband – December 25
• Jared Parsons – December 27
• Payton Dahmer – December 28
• Bob Heptig – December 29
• Ethan Sylvester – December 30
• Cole Ellis – December 31

If you’d like your birthday added to the list, please email Stacey Chard at schard@ksu.edu.

OPEN POSITIONS:

• Dairy Teaching and Research Center Manager – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/515771/dairy-teaching-and-research-center-manager
• Animal Technician Supervisor (Dairy Unit) – To apply, go to https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/jobs/job-announcements.html.

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• Virginia Tech Assistant Professor of Meat Science. The School of Animal Sciences is searching for an Assistant Professor of Meat Science. This is a tenure-track, 9-month appointment with responsibilities in research (60%) and Extension (40%). More information.
• Mississippi State University meat science position. The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences is currently seeking an Assistant/ Associate Professor for a 9-month tenure track (70% research, 30% teaching) position in Meat Science with an emphasis in applied research.  More information.
• Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station.

  This is a twelve month, tenure track position consisting of a 50% research appointment and a 50% Extension appointment. The research appointment may include facilities management responsibilities. More information.

• Fresno State tenure-track faculty positions (beef and dairy). More information:
  https://careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/533816/animal-science-dairy
  https://careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/533817/animal-science-beef
• Texas Tech University Department of Animal and Food Sciences in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Assistant Professor of Practice in Swine Production to begin in 2024. The distribution of effort will be 65% teaching and 35% service. More information.
• California State University Department of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education in the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology seeks applicants for a tenure-track 9-month position as an Assistant/Associate Professors in Animal Science (Beef). This tenure-track position carries responsibilities in the areas of teaching undergraduate courses, scholarship (research in field of interest, grants, etc.), and service (student advising, committee work, etc.). More information
• Texas Tech University Department of Animal and Food Sciences in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is seeking a full-time, 9-month tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of nutrition with expertise in microbial ecology. More information.
• USMARC is seeking three postdocs. The first position is supervised by Brittney Keel in Clay Center, Nebraska. The focus of the project is the development of online warning systems to detect animals in need of management intervention. Requirements for the position are a Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics, computer science, animal science, genetics, or some similar field. The person just needs to have a strong computational background and willingness to learn. Applicants for this position must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information, contact Keel at brittney.keel@usda.gov
  The other two positions are part of a large-scale ARS project called the “Grand Challenge on Integrated Food Safety Solutions for Salmonella”. Here we are looking for individuals with computational experience to assist in an array of data analyses to support ongoing microbiological and ecological research. No expertise in microbiology or food safety is necessary. These two positions will be co-supervised by myself and Dr. Shawn Bearson (USDA, ARS, National Animal Disease Center) and Dr. Michael Rothrock Jr. (USDA, ARS, U.S. National Poultry Research Center). These positions have some flexibility in location in that they can be fully remote or located in-person in Athens, GA, Ames, IA, or Clay Center, NE. More details on these two positions can be found at: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-SCINet-2023-0454
• North Carolina State University is searching for a Mountain Livestock Specialist who will serve in a professional faculty role at the rank of Extension Assistant Professor, and will be expected to develop an extension program designed to enhance livestock production including practices that improve production efficiency while adding value to cattle and small ruminant operations (as well as other livestock species in pasture-based production systems). More information
• Miner Institute is seeking a full-time research scientist to join its team and contribute to its dairy cattle nutrition and management research and education programs. More information

   

UPCOMING EVENTS:
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December 20 – Faculty Meeting – Call Hall 205 – 3 – 4 p.m.
January 6-21 – National Western Stock Show – Denver, CO
January 15 – University Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
January 31 – Feb. 2 – Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show – Orlando, FL
February 6 – Swine Profitability Conference – Stanley Stout Center
February 19, 20 & 22 – Animal Sciences Academic Quadrathlon
February 29 – Stockmen’s Dinner – Stanley Stout Center
March 1 – Cattlemen’s Day – Weber Hall
March 1 – Legacy Bull & Female Sale – Stanley Stout Center
March 2 – Junior Beef Producer Day – Weber Hall
March 16 – Junior Sheep Producer Day – Weber Hall

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A total of 21 undergraduate students presented research posters during the Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, December 8. The symposium, hosted at the Town Hall in Leadership Studies, highlighted ASI undergraduate research for the fall 2023 semester.

The Dr. Mark and Kim Young Undergraduate Research Fund in Animal Sciences and Industry sponsored this year’s symposium and the Undergraduate Research Awards distributed during the event.

Four students were awarded $1,000 scholarships based on a combination of their scientific abstract, poster and presentation of data. Winning the scholarships were: Kristen Kahler, Lindsay Miller, Cassia Gruis and Mingxiang Huang. View more photos.

DAIRY FOODS PROCESSING & INNOVATION FACULTY POSITION: The department is interviewing two finalists for a Dairy Foods Processing & Innovation faculty position. Visit asi.k-state.edu/dairyfoodsandprocesssing/ to review CVs, watch recorded seminars and to fill out the post interview survey.

ANIMAL SCIENCE EVENT CENTER GROUNDBREAKING: We hope to see you Friday, December 15 at 11:30 a.m. for the Animal Science Event Center Groundbreaking ceremony on at the Stanley Stout Center.

We encourage all ASI faculty and staff to join us for this exciting event kicking off the construction of the new Animal Science Arena. Please RSVP at: ksufoundation.org/rsvp/agarena.

ASI HOLIDAY PARTY IS THURSDAY: Don’t forget to join us for the annual ASI Holiday/Christmas Party on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the Stanley Stout Center from 3 – 5 p.m. Come enjoy good food, games and friends.

Dr. Janice Swanson is officially retiring at the end of this year. Swanson was a long-time KSU ASI faculty member and then department head. You can email her at  SWANSOJ@msu.edu or you can mail a note of congratulations to: Dr. Janice Swanson, 1290 Anthony Hall, 474 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824

UPCOMING DEFENSE:

None at this time.

SEMINARS: 

• Meat Science Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
    
• Monogastric Nutrition Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
• Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar
  • None scheduled at this time
    
• Physiology and Animal Breeding Seminars
  • None scheduled at this time

ASI FACULTY & STAFF BIRTHDAYS: 

• Casey Allen – December 15

If you’d like your birthday added to the list, please email Stacey Chard at schard@ksu.edu.

OPEN POSITIONS:

• Dairy Teaching and Research Center Manager – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/515771/dairy-teaching-and-research-center-manager
• Animal Technician Supervisor (Dairy Unit) – To apply, go to https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/jobs/job-announcements.html.

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• Texas Tech University Department of Animal and Food Sciences in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is seeking a full-time, 9-month tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of nutrition with expertise in microbial ecology. More information.
• USMARC is seeking three postdocs. The first position is supervised by Brittney Keel in Clay Center, Nebraska. The focus of the project is the development of online warning systems to detect animals in need of management intervention. Requirements for the position are a Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics, computer science, animal science, genetics, or some similar field. The person just needs to have a strong computational background and willingness to learn. Applicants for this position must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For more information, contact Keel at brittney.keel@usda.gov
  The other two positions are part of a large-scale ARS project called the “Grand Challenge on Integrated Food Safety Solutions for Salmonella”. Here we are looking for individuals with computational experience to assist in an array of data analyses to support ongoing microbiological and ecological research. No expertise in microbiology or food safety is necessary. These two positions will be co-supervised by myself and Dr. Shawn Bearson (USDA, ARS, National Animal Disease Center) and Dr. Michael Rothrock Jr. (USDA, ARS, U.S. National Poultry Research Center). These positions have some flexibility in location in that they can be fully remote or located in-person in Athens, GA, Ames, IA, or Clay Center, NE. More details on these two positions can be found at: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-SCINet-2023-0454
• North Carolina State University is searching for a Mountain Livestock Specialist who will serve in a professional faculty role at the rank of Extension Assistant Professor, and will be expected to develop an extension program designed to enhance livestock production including practices that improve production efficiency while adding value to cattle and small ruminant operations (as well as other livestock species in pasture-based production systems). More information
• Miner Institute is seeking a full-time research scientist to join its team and contribute to its dairy cattle nutrition and management research and education programs. More information
• Utah State University Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences at  (USU) is seeking applicants for a 12-month (fiscal year) tenure-track faculty position in Food Animal Production that will contribute to the Extension (70%), Teaching (25%), and Service (5%) missions of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS) at USU. More information
• School of Animal Sciences at Virginia Tech is recruiting three outstanding scholars to joint its doctoral program as USDA National Needs Fellows – More information
• Assistant/Associate Professor in Beef Cattle Management – Utah State University – Learn more here.
• Purdue University, Department Head – Learn more here.
• North Dakota State University, Extension Livestock Management Specialist North Central Research Extension Center – Learn more here.
• University of Georgia, Associate Dean for Extension position in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – For more information contact maria.thompson@academicsearch.org.