Visiting Assistant Professor of Animal Nutrition

The Department of Biology and Chemistry at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, welcomes applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Animal Nutrition for the 2025–26 academic year.

The ideal candidate will be a broadly trained animal scientist with specific expertise in animal nutrition and chemistry, who is strongly committed to teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts environment. Strong candidates will have experience using fundamental chemistry concepts in applied animal nutrition. The successful candidate will join the Department of Biology and Chemistry. This department is an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative learning community, with majors in Animal Science, Biochemistry, Biology, and Conservation Biology. The successful candidate will also work in collaboration with the Center for Working Lands team, particularly through the College Farm’s livestock operation.

This is a 10-month teaching position with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2025, and an end date of May 31, 2026, with a possibility of a one-year renewal.

Responsibilities

• Teach 24 credit hours during the academic year. Courses taught will include General Chemistry I, along with animal nutrition-related courses in the successful candidate’s specialty, and other courses related to Animal Science.
• Co-mentor student capstone research projects within the Natural Science Undergraduate Research Sequence.
• Participate in and contribute to the business of the Biology and Chemistry Department.
• Engage in service to the college.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D in Animal Science or a related field. ABD will be considered.
• Evidence of experience and excellence in teaching undergraduates.
• Demonstrated experience with advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in learning spaces, or relevant lived experience. For instance, experience incorporating inclusive teaching modalities and working with diverse student populations.
• Experience working with livestock in teaching or research settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of full-time teaching experience as the instructor of record at the undergraduate level.
• Experience in animal science in the context of working lands and sustainable or regenerative agriculture.
• Experience teaching foundational chemistry courses.
• Evidence of experiential and applied learning pedagogy.

About Warren Wilson College:

Warren Wilson College is located on a beautiful 1,135-acre campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina. We enroll approximately 750 undergraduates and 100 graduates. Rooted in liberal arts education, the College provides educational programs that foster students’ curiosity, empathy, and integrity to prepare graduates to engage in groundbreaking scholarship and creative work; to pursue meaningful careers with professionalism; and to lead purposeful lives dedicated to fostering a just, equitable, and sustainable world.

As the National Leader for Learning in Action, our Progressive Promise articulates our innovative educational approach that intentionally integrates academics, campus work and community engagement for a rich, challenging student experience. Our students matriculate through deliberately scaffolded courses and signature capstone experiences that combine intellectual foundations with experiential skill development and problem solving.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should provide the following documents to complete their application:

• A curriculum vitae.
• A cover letter that emphasizes how their teaching practices connect to Warren Wilson’s distinctive learning approach and community, and describes how their research and/or creative scholarly activity will complement their approach.

This position will be open until filled. Electronic submission is required.

We are committed to a culture of educational access and to ensuring that students and employees from a diverse range of identities and experiences will thrive in this community. We seek and support an academically and culturally diverse faculty and staff with a genuine interest in our innovative approach to education and focus on inclusive excellence, as well as a willingness to fully participate in the life of the College. We welcome applications from individuals who have experience working with diverse student populations.

Warren Wilson College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.