The College of Agriculture/Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station is seeking a visionary leader as Director of the Auburn University Food Systems Institute (AUFSI). The mission of AUFSI is to facilitate innovative research and support interdisciplinary collaborations in food systems (broadly defined to include growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, marketing, consuming and disposing of food from plant and animal sources). This is a full time, 12-month, non-tenure track faculty appointment with administration and teaching/outreach responsibilities. The position reports directly to the Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director, College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station (AAES) while collaborating with administrators, faculty, and staff located throughout the college, AAES, Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), and Auburn University.
See attached position description for details.