Position Title / Rank: Assistant Professor in Food Science
Department: Food Science
Position Description:
The Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor. The anticipated start date for this appointment is December 1, 2025, or a mutually agreed-upon date in 2025.
Applicants with a doctoral degree in food science or a related field specializing in product development, chemistry, omics, instrumental analysis, analytical chemistry, non-thermal technologies or related areas are invited to apply. Industrial experience is considered as an asset.
The successful candidate will significantly contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, in courses preferably related to advanced food analysis, food chemistry, instrumental analysis, and principles in food science. Additionally, the faculty member will play an integral role with a team of faculty and staff in redesigning, relaunching, coordinating, and delivering innovative curricular strategies for a new course-based master’s program. This program aims to address emerging trends and challenges in food production, focusing on sustainability, waste reduction, and the development of healthy, safe, and affordable food. The applicants will have a demonstrated passion for teaching and science communication. Experience in adult education, teaching/learning scholarship, instructional skills, or industry extension workshops will be seen as an asset. Beyond teaching and service, the candidate will develop a collaborative research program, supported by external funding agencies or industrial partners, on topics complementary to other faculty members in the department. The distribution of effort of this appointment is expected to be 50% teaching, 30% research, and 20% service.
Founded in 1968, the Department of Food Science offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Food Science accredited through the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). At the graduate level, the thesis-based degrees include MSc and PhD options and provide experiential learning opportunities for students wishing to explore the scientific process. Our established course-based MSc program in Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) enables students to enhance their qualifications through a more flexible plan with limited laboratory or industrial components.
Department of Food Science members highly value equity, diversity, and inclusivity as essential to foster innovation, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. We strive to maintain a supportive and collegial atmosphere where everyone is respected and valued, united by our shared commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service.
The University of Guelph resides on the traditional lands and territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and Huron Wendat. These lands are now home to a rich diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. We offer our respect and gratitude to our Indigenous neighbours and affirm our responsibility to realize our commitments to reconciliation through ongoing action. We are guided in this work by Bi-Naagward | It Comes into View, the Indigenous Initiatives Strategy.
The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of over 144,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. The University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada, with an enrolment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across more than 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our University positions us to create positive change here and around the world. Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.
Application Process
If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page to be considered as an internal applicant. SuccessFactors: Career Opportunities (sapsf.com)
Assessment of applications will begin on May 1, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should create an account on https://careers.uoguelph.ca/ and apply for the advertised faculty position (Requisition ID #1219) by submitting the following materials (in an integrated Single PDF file):
(1) Cover letter
(2) Curriculum vitae
(3) Teaching statement (including experience in curriculum development)
(4) Research statement
(5) Equity, diversity, and inclusion statement
(6) Contact information for three references
Date Posted: 03/19/2025
Deadline: 04/30/2025 or until a suitable candidate is found.
This position is represented by the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA).
The University of Guelph commits to fostering inclusive excellence through promoting Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Inclusion is a core pillar of Our Time, our strategic plan, which pledges to “transform our human resources, governance and student services and practices across the University to enable us to recruit a diverse student, faculty and staff body and support them in achieving their personal, professional and scholarly goals.” The University commits to creating and maintaining “equitable work environments that empower us in our pursuit of student, faculty and staff success, research excellence, innovation and impact.”
The University of Guelph invites applications from all qualified individuals; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. We strongly welcome and encourage applications from members of designated groups in employment, including Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, racialized persons, women, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.
The University of Guelph recognizes that career paths can be diverse and career interruptions may occur. We encourage applicants to note in their applications whether they would like considerations given to the impact of any circumstances, such as (but not limited to) those due to health and/or family reasons, that may have affected an applicant’s record of achievement. You are not required to disclose these circumstances in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these circumstances do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.
The University of Guelph is committed to ensuring all applicants have fair and equitable participation in the hiring process. If you anticipate needing accommodations during the recruitment or selection processes, confidential assistance is available on request by contacting Occupational Health and Wellness at 519-824-4120 x52674. If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the hiring process or for more information and support, please visit the University’s Occupational Health and Wellness or contact OHW at [email protected].
