Professional Opportunities

There are many professional opportunities available to those in meat science and more broadly animal sciences.

The Careers eBook from AgCareers is a good place to start learning about the many career paths available in meat science and animal sciences. The eBook has information on each occupation’s responsibilities, usual requirements for education and training, recommended high school courses, typical employers, suggested professional organizations, and a projected job market outlook.

AgCareer Careers eBook

The Future Farmers of America’s Ag Explorer provides similar information for each occupation listed, plus average salary and the ability to search for open job listings/postings.

Ag Explorer

Finally, AgCareers offers a powerful search engine for open job listings/postings. It offers the ability to search for jobs by title, industry, and location. It also includes a place to post your resume and search for internships.

AgCareers

Internally at MSABD, the processing plant and Bucky’s Varsity Meats are often looking for student employees to assist with production and running the store. Positions are flexible and between 10-40 hr/week. Please reach out to the following to ask about possible opportunities.

Processing Plant Bucky’s Varsity Meats
Dillon Walker

dwalker5@wisc.edu

608-262-1793

MSABD 1126

Max Sell

amsell2@wisc.edu

608-262-7801

MSABD 1124

The Multistate Research Project S1077: Enhancing Microbial Food Safety by Risk Analysis often has career openings in the area of food science/food safety at Universities and government facilities across the country. To get on the mailing list, contact Byron Chaves-Elizondo.

Position Closing Date
Junior Specialist: Microbiology, Food Safety, Veterinary Epidemiology, Animal Health, and Laboratory Methods

University of California – Davis
Position Description


11:59 P.M. PT 11/30/2023
Postdoctoral Scholar: Food Safety Microbiology, Molecular/Genomic Methods, and Veterinary Epidemiology

University of California – Davis
Position Description


11:59 P.M. PT 11/30/2023
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Investigating Tolerance of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens in Pre-harvest Produce Environments

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Position Description


3 P.M. ET 1/5/2024
Assistant/Associate Professor, Food/Nutrition Insecurity

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Position Description


12/4/2023
Assistant Professor – Food Microbiology

Michigan State University
Position Description


Application Review Begins 11/14/2023
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Science – Sustainable Agriculture

Truman State University
Position Description


Application Review Begins 12/1/2023
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Science – Animal Science

Truman State University
Position Description


Application Review Begins 12/1/2023
Assistant Research Professor – Pre-Harvest Poultry Food Safety

Auburn University
Position Description


Application Review Begins 11/30/2023
Assistant Research Professor – Post-Harvest Poultry Food Safety

Auburn University
Position Description


Application Review Begins 1/8/2024
Post-Doc, Scientist, or Senior Scientist – Bioinformatics Applied to Infectious Disease Risk Analysis

EpiX Analytics (Fort Collins, CO)
Position Description


N/A
Assistant or Associate Professor – Food Sciences

The University of Vermont
Position Description


Application Review Begins 12/1/2023
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Black Soldier Fly Production for Animal Feed

UW Madison
Position Description


Applications Reviewed Upon Receipt Until Position Filled
Assistant/Associate Agent, Food Safety/Environmental Risk

The University of Arizona – Cooperative Extension
Position Description


Target Hire Date 1/1/2024
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Predictive Model Development to Enhance Food Safety in US Food Animal Production Systems

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Position Description


11 P.M. EDT 5/17/2024
Assistant Professor in Food Chemistry

Rutgers University
Position Description


1/2/2024
Assistant Professor in Bio-functional Food Processing

Rutgers University
Position Description


1/2/2024
Assistant Professor in Food Science

Rutgers University
Position Description


1/2/2024

► Each semester UW Madison hosts a Career & Internship Fair. Up to 250 different employers have historically attended and sessions are in-person and virtual. The University also offers prep nights, with workshops to polish your resume or a chance to sit in on a mock interview.

Career & Internship Fair (UW Madison SuccessWorks)

The Graduate Program Manager for the department is also a resource.

► Megan Sippel: 608-890-3975 / msippel@wisc.edu

Handshake has been selected as UW-Madison’s primary recruitment and career event management tool. We join over 475 university career centers and 200,000 employers across the country already using Handshake. Students, alumni and employers can connect and recruit through this valuable portal: Handshake. For additional resources and help, contact CALS Career Services.

The Day on Campus is a biennial event coordinated by the Office of Business Engagement on behalf of the entire campus, to bring campus partners and prospects to campus. The aim is to highlight the breadth of campus resources while also giving industry partners a glimpse into the solutions other partners have found. See the event page with the link to the agenda here.

Below are a sample of some of the meat science careers that our alumnus hold.