ASSISTANT EXTENSION PROFESSOR FOR FOOD SAFETY Position #172

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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking an Assistant Extension Professor for Food Safety (non-continuing contract faculty position) to work out of the Penobscot County office located in Bangor, Maine. This is a full-time, fiscal year position contingent upon funding and successful job performance. The faculty member in this position will provide leadership for Cooperative Extension's food safety programming. The faculty member, in partnership with county and campus-based Extension staff and UMaine faculty, will develop or assist educational programming focused on food safety and food preservation. The position will address the wide spectrum of food safety needs of Maine small businesses and consumers. The position may conduct applied research and scholarship in collaboration with colleagues within Cooperative Extension, the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and others. This faculty member will also assist with hands-on food preservation programming such as freezing, canning and drying foods. This position will support the Eat Well Nutrition Education Program, Cooperative Extension's limited-income nutrition education program, with 20% time related to work relevant to this target audience. This position requires: An earned Master's Degree in Food Science, Human Nutrition, or closely related field; experience with food safety procedures including HACCP; demonstrated ability to design, deliver and evaluate educational programs; successful applied research experience. This position prefers (but not required): experience with Extension educational program development, delivery and evaluation; knowledge of or experience in food preservation; knowledge of or experience in grant writing.

For a full job description with additional requirements please visit www.umaine.edu/eo/jobs/coop.htm or call Sandy Vaillancourt at 207 581-3191. Salary range is $52,750 - $54,000. You may visit www.extension.umaine.edu for information about Cooperative Extension and www.fsn.umaine.edu / for information about Food Science and Human Nutrition. You can also find information about the State of Maine at www.maine.gov/portal/family/moving.html . To apply, please e-mail MS Word or PDF file(s) containing a letter of intent addressing the specific job requirements, resume, all transcripts, names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three (3) references (and their relationship to the applicant) that may be contacted to sandyv@umext.maine.edu

Please reference POS#172 in the subject line of your email. If it is not possible to use the electronic application method above, please fax your application to: 207/581-3325 or mail to Sandy Vaillancourt, 5741 Libby Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5741. If you have any questions about applying, call Sandy at 207 581-3191.

Review of applications begins January 4, 2010.

The finalist for this position must successfully complete appropriate background checks.

The University of Maine is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workplace.