Description
We are seeking two highly motivated, team-driven scientists to join the Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach (VERO) Program in Canyon, TX. These tenure-track positions offer a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact research addressing critical challenges in cattle health, with particular emphasis on infectious disease. For information about the VERO Program, visit VetMed.TAMU.edu/VERO and VEROresearch.org.
Both positions are housed within the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), in two complementary departments. These are separate but aligned searches, and candidates interested in both opportunities must apply to each position. Hiring will be conducted independently while remaining coordinated to identify the best overall fit. Detailed position descriptions can be found at these links, with contact information for the search chairs who can provide additional information.
- Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences (VLCS) – Open-rank tenure-track: https://faculty.tamu.edu/JobDetail?JobId=182150
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB) / Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Assistant Professor, tenure-track: https://faculty.tamu.edu/JobDetail?JobId=182192
Scale, Access, and Impact:
These opportunities are unique because of the scale of the regional cattle industry, and our program’s close integration with industry and research partners. VERO is located in the Texas Panhandle, at the center of one of the world’s largest cattle-producing regions. Within a 2-hour drive of Canyon, TX, there are:
- Cattle production systems contributing more than $20 billion annually to the regional economy providing an unparalleled platform for large-scale, real-world research
- More than 7 million fed cattle produced annually (~25% of U.S. beef supply)
- Over 600,000 lactating dairy cows in a network of state-of-the-art dairies (3rd largest U.S. milkshed)
- Millions of young calves feeding into these systems every year
The VERO Research Program is built on active collaboration with industry stakeholders and with research partners across the Texas A&M System, including Texas A&M University, West Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research, and the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Together, our research is focused on preventing and mitigating infectious diseases, improving production efficiency, enhancing food safety, and advancing antimicrobial stewardship.
The Texas A&M System has invested over $160 million since 2018 in facilities and programs in Canyon, enabling rapid growth of the VERO Research Program and its partners, and providing state-of-the-art infrastructure with unprecedented access to the largest concentration of commercial cattle production in the country.
What We Are Building:
Our new team members will:
- Conduct innovative, high-impact research in cattle health, especially related to infectious disease
- Contribute to the research team’s expertise in fields such as microbiology, immunology, microbial ecology, molecular biology, epidemiology, or data science
- Apply these approaches to generate meaningful, high-impact outcomes for animal health and production
- Be a key partner in our coordinated, collaborative research program
A defining feature of VERO is a strong commitment to team-based science, where faculty work in partnership across disciplines to address complex problems and achieve impact at a scale not possible individually.
Please share this announcement broadly and encourage qualified candidates to apply.
Requirements
The successful candidates must hold
- A PhD related to infectious diseases, such as microbiology, immunology, microbial ecology, molecular biology, epidemiology, or data science, etc., with experience related to cattle health.
- Or a DVM with a demonstrated record of peer-reviewed research publications and extramural grant funding.
- Please visit the position websites to apply and to see the full position descriptions, including preferred experience:
- Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences (VLCS) – Open-rank tenure-track: https://faculty.tamu.edu/JobDetail?JobId=182150
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB) / Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Assistant Professor, tenure-track: https://faculty.tamu.edu/JobDetail?JobId=182192
