FSHN Spotlight
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Rose Omidvar, Food Science Ph.D. Student at the University of Florida’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, is driving innovation in cellular agriculture. Her research focuses on developing cell-based seafood alternatives, including fish fillets and sustainable fishmeal, and evaluating their environmental and social impacts.
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The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department (FSHN) is one of the world’s largest combined academic programs where food science, nutritional sciences, and dietetics are all studied within one department. FSHN has nearly 30 full-time faculty members, 80 graduate assistants, and 600 undergraduate students. Our programs are accredited and recognized by the American Society for Nutrition, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and approved by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). After completing undergraduate degrees, our students typically move on to employment in the food industry or healthcare settings, graduate or professional programs. We have a strong record of excellent placement of our graduate students in industry, professional organizations, academia and government. Our faculty has trained at institutions from around the world; they have been widely successful in their teaching, research, and extension efforts. Throughout our programs in food science, nutrition, and dietetics, our faculty is recognized nationally and internationally as experts in their respective fields.
Careers at FSHN
Assistant/Associate Professor – Chemistry of Food and Food Ingredients
Full description here: University of Florida - Details - Assistant/Associate Professor - Chemistry of Food and Food Ingredients
This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 50% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 50% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) available in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida, based in Gainesville, FL. This assignment may be revised in accordance with the unit's needs. Tenure will accrue in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. The faculty members will seek contracts and grant funding actively to support their program.
Assistant/Associate Professor – FSHN Nutritional Sciences
Full description here: Details - Assistant/Associate Professor - Nutritional Sciences
This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 30% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences), available in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. The candidate is expected to have expertise in human nutrition and metabolism (or related fields), and to develop or continue a strong research program focusing on human health and disease related to nutrition. Teaching will include graduate and undergraduate courses within nutritional sciences. The candidate is expected to deliver quality instruction in both online and in-person modalities. The faculty member will be expected to participate in undergraduate education and advising, chair graduate committees, serve on other graduate committees, supervise thesis and dissertation research, and supervise undergraduate and postdoctoral research and publish with their graduate students. Tenure will accrue in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. The faculty members will seek contracts and grant funding to support their program. The faculty members will support Extension activities in their program area.
