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- NMSU satellite location, New Mexico, United States
- Faculty
- 12-Month Faculty Full-Time
- Closing at: May 22 2026 - 23:55 MDT

Internal or External Search :External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary :Two complementary faculty positions are located at the Clayton Livestock Research Center (CLRC) in Clayton, NM. New Mexico State University (NMSU) seeks two energetic, self-driven, and innovative scientists with a shared passion for feedlot research to develop internationally recognized, collaborative research and teaching programs in beef cattle production and health.

Position Details

Position Title : Assistant, Associate or Professor of Animal Science

College/Division : Agricultural,Consumer & Env Sci Col

Department : 302000-ANIMAL AND RANGE SCIENCES

Location :NMSU satellite location

Offsite Location (if applicable) : Clayton Livestock Research Center, Clayton, NM

Target Hourly/Salary Rate : Commensurate with education and experience

Appointment Full-time Equivalency :1.0

FLSA Status : Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement :This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding :Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule :Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule : Positions are 85% research, 15% teaching Research responsibilities will focus on beef cattle production and health, with complementary areas including feedlot nutrition, nutritional physiology, and the relationships among nutrition, animal health/immunology, and growth physiology. The incumbent will establish a strong, independent, extramurally funded research program, while also engaging in collaborative projects with faculty in Animal and Range Sciences at NMSU's main campus in Las Cruces, NM.



Research activities will be centered at the Clayton Livestock Research Center but will also include opportunities at stakeholder ranches, other off-campus experiment stations, and on campus.

Administrative leadership opportunities may include managing the Clayton livestock research faculty and staff, directing research activities, and exploring cutting-edge ways to collaborate with existing area youth programs such as 4-H and FFA, while building a model that ensures the economic sustainability of the Center.

- Develop independent yet highly complementary research programs in feedlot cattle production, nutrition, and/or health, with emphasis on (but not limited to):

- Feedlot receiving cattle management

- Nutritional immunology and diet-immune system interactions

- Rumen function and metabolism

- Nutrient absorption, partitioning, and efficiency

- Host-microbiome-immune system interactions

- Proactively integrate their complementary areas of expertise to design collaborative research initiatives that enhance the overall scientific impact of the CLRC.

- Utilize advanced methodologies such as in vivo digestion trials, cannulated animals, tracer studies, omics technologies, and in situ and in vitro models.

- Conduct integrated basic and applied research to improve performance, feed efficiency, animal health, and environmental sustainability in beef production.

- Collaborate with other scientists at NMSU, nationally,



and internationally to support interdisciplinary research.

- Disseminate research findings through peer-reviewed publications, professional meetings, and industry outreach.

Teaching responsibilities: The incumbent may teach existing or new undergraduate and graduate-level courses in their area of expertise, contribute to curriculum development, and participate in university, professional, and stakeholder service.

- Develop and teach graduate-level courses in their respective area(s) of expertise.
- Engage in online course preparation and instruction at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Advise and mentor graduate students in research and coursework.
- Contribute to curriculum development and innovation in Animal Science instruction.
- Enhance student training by modeling cross-disciplinary collaboration and integrating concepts across nutrition, health, physiology, and management.

The Clayton Livestock Research Center (CLRC), established in the mid-1970s, is located on 320 acres of Kiowa National Grassland within the Cibola National Forest, approximately seven miles east of Clayton, New Mexico, along Highway 56/64/412. Designed to replicate commercial feedlot conditions, CLRC has historically focused on improving the health, backgrounding, and finishing performance of newly received lightweight calves. The center also conducts specialized, professionally managed cattle feeding research for industry partners, supporting product development and generating data for FDA approvals. Strategically situated in the tri-state region of Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico-an area known as "Cattle Feeding Country" and responsible for approximately 30% of U.S. fed cattle production-CLRC delive

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