Description:
The Director of Equine Sciences will provide leadership and program direction for research, teaching, and outreach/engagement activities in the Equine Sciences program, as they relate to the overall goals of the Animal Sciences Department. The Director will report to the Head of the Department of Animal Sciences. The Director will provide vital guidance and leadership for the anticipated future hiring of several new equine focused faculty positions with varying combinations of teaching, research, and outreach/extension appointments. Fostering multidisciplinary collaboration with adjacent research and teaching facilities (i.e., CSU Equine Reproduction Laboratory, CSU Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, CSU Research Innovation Center, etc.) is also expected. High level staff supervision, oversight of the CSU Equine Teaching and Research Center along with animal well-being, and financial management is expected. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications and is a 12 -month appointment. Further, this position oversees the annual allocation of proceeds from the Wagonhound Land and Livestock endowment. The candidate in this position may conduct equine focused research and will provide leadership and mentorship in coordinating the success of faculty and staff involved in equine focused research and teaching activities.
These activities include areas such as reproduction, nutrition, genetics, behavior, welfare, exercise physiology, and equine-assisted services. This position may include training or mentoring of graduate students. Significant involvement in outreach and engagement with equine industry partners is expected. This includes establishment and maintenance of industry relationships and mutually beneficial agreements, acquisition of grant awards, and gift fundraising. Involvement with equine industry organizations is expected, including through service in leadership positions. This position may include some teaching activities at the capstone level and through guest lectures. There is also an expectation to actively participate in student education via support of equine related curricular development and delivery, interaction with students, student recruitment, student placement into internships and career positions, as well as participation in current and future horse adoption and sales events and other departmental activities. The distribution of effort between Research and Instruction is negotiable upon the selection of a final candidate.