The Department of Nutritional Sciences provides a supportive environment for interdisciplinary translational research spanning applied and basic sciences. The National Research Council ranked Penn State’s Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (GPNS) among the nation’s best doctoral programs in nutrition. The Department includes approximately 23 full-time faculty. Academic programs include an undergraduate major, an online masters program leading to the MPS degree, and the GPNS leading to the PhD.

Penn State has a long history of excellence in ingestive behavior and the successful candidate will complement existing expertise in this area. Currently funded studies focus on satiety, neuroscience, eating and feeding behavior across the lifespan, energy balance, physiology related to behavior, flavor perception, behavioral genetics, and behavioral interventions. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong research and teaching experience. We plan to work with the successful candidate to leverage our strengths and recent successes in obtaining funding to enhance training in ingestive behavior at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral levels.

Collaborative opportunities abound not only in the Department of Nutritional Sciences but also in other departments in the College of Health and Human Development and across the university (i.e. the Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Medicine). Use of interdisciplinary approaches is considered an asset. The successful candidate will be expected to develop collaborations with faculty in other units (e.g. the Huck Life Sciences Institute, the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, the Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center, the Social Science Research Institute, the Methodology Center, and the Childhood Obesity Center).

Founded in 1855, Penn State is one of the most comprehensive public institutions in the nation with approximately 46,600 undergraduate students and 4,000 graduate students enrolled at University Park, the administrative and research hub of the University. The University and surrounding community enjoy a lively performing arts calendar, an array of intercollegiate sports, excellent on-campus childcare, and superb public schools. The College of Health and Human Development enrolls approximately 4,200 undergraduates and 350 full-time graduate students at University Park. The College includes eight academic units and several research centers and service units. For more information about the College, visit: www.hhdev.psu.edu.

The successful candidate will be appointed as Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in a tenure track position, commensurate with experience. They will be expected to maintain an extramurally-funded research program and to have demonstrated proficiency to teach in the Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Teaching and service expectations will be appropriate to Penn State’s mission as a land grant university. To apply, interested candidates should complete an online application and upload: a letter of application stating his/her qualifications for the position; a personal statement addressing interests and vision in both research and teaching; a current curriculum vitae; the names, titles and complete contact information for three/four professional references who may be contacted. All application materials must be uploaded via the online application portal (do not send via email). All other inquiries about the position can be addressed to the chair of the search committee, Barbara J. Rolls, PhD, Professor and Occupant of the Helen A. Guthrie Chair (bjr4@psu.edu). Please indicate "Ingestive Behavior" in the subject line, and cc: Julie Brenneman (jqk7@psu.edu).

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. A desirable start date is July/August 2019. An attractive benefits package is available.