Position
The Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University invites applications for a Clinical Assistant Professor (100% teaching; non-tenure track) with teaching and mentoring responsibilities in applied animal sciences. This is a nine-month appointment, with opportunities for additional compensated summer teaching or instructional activities. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate instruction in one or more areas of departmental need, with particular emphasis on animal products/meat science and/or animal physiology/reproductive management. Additional opportunities may exist in animal behavior and well-being, animal health, and other areas of the Animal Sciences curriculum. The position offers an opportunity to take a leadership role in experiential education and contribute to the continued development of the largest undergraduate program in Purdue's College of Agriculture.

Responsibilities
Clinical faculty are primarily responsible for leading and supporting the program’s needs in student instruction (9 – 12 credit hours/semester depending on laboratory sections), engagement, and/or professional development. Students may include both residential students on the West Lafayette campus and students enrolled in online or other non-residential programs. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Develop, implement, and teach undergraduate courses in areas aligned with the candidate's expertise and departmental instructional needs, particularly animal products/meat science and/or animal physiology and reproductive physiology;
• Contribute to foundational Animal Sciences instruction and provide hands-on laboratory and experiential learning opportunities appropriate to the candidate's disciplinary expertise;
• Mentor undergraduate students in their academic and professional development and contribute to experiential and career-readiness opportunities;
• Contribute to departmental strategic initiatives to improve teaching approaches and delivery methodologies across teaching modalities in support of curricular outcomes, including career readiness and data literacy; and
• Engage in service and outreach responsibilities within and outside the Department.

About the Department of Animal Sciences
The Department of Animal Sciences offers the largest undergraduate major (Animal Sciences) in the Purdue University College of Agriculture, and its faculty and staff are highly committed to the learning outcomes of its 844 undergraduate students. The Department includes 22 faculty, 28 professional staff, 55 graduate students and is housed in the Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences, a 90,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility for teaching, Extension, and research. Connected to Creighton Hall is the Land O'Lakes, Inc. Center for Experiential Learning and Purina Pavilion, which provides an abattoir, meats and sensory laboratories, and a 7,800-square-foot livestock pavilion. In addition, animal research and teaching facilities for beef, dairy, poultry, sheep, and swine are located 11 miles from campus. The Department of Animal Sciences is an integral part of the College of Agriculture, one of the world’s leading colleges of agricultural, food, life, and natural resource sciences, ranked third in the country and sixth in the world in the 2026 QS World University Rankings. 

Application Process
All materials must be combined into one PDF and submitted on the application site at: https://careers.purdue.edu/job/Clinical-Assistant-Professor-of-Animal-Sciences/44742-en_US/  

Application materials must include: 

1. cover letter that describes the candidate’s qualifications for and interests in the position with contact information;
2. a detailed curriculum vitae;
3. a teaching philosophy, including examples of teaching approaches or methodologies;
4. a mentoring philosophy, including examples of mentoring; and
5. a list of three professional references with contact information.

Screening of applicants begins November 30, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. For additional information, contact Dr. Ryan Cabot, Search Committee Chair, at rcabot@purdue.edu.

 Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.