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.
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
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Dillon Walker
dwalker5@wisc.edu |
Max Sell
amsell2@wisc.edu |
► 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 |
|---|---|
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Junior Specialist: Microbiology, Food Safety, Veterinary Epidemiology, Animal Health, and Laboratory Methods
University of California – Davis |
11:59 P.M. PT 11/30/2023 |
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Postdoctoral Scholar: Food Safety Microbiology, Molecular/Genomic Methods, and Veterinary Epidemiology
University of California – Davis |
11:59 P.M. PT 11/30/2023 |
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Postdoctoral Fellowship for Investigating Tolerance of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens in Pre-harvest Produce Environments
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
3 P.M. ET 1/5/2024 |
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Assistant/Associate Professor, Food/Nutrition Insecurity
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
12/4/2023 |
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Assistant Professor – Food Microbiology
Michigan State University |
Application Review Begins 11/14/2023 |
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural Science – Sustainable Agriculture
Truman State University |
Application Review Begins 12/1/2023 |
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Assistant Professor of Agricultural Science – Animal Science
Truman State University |
Application Review Begins 12/1/2023 |
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Assistant Research Professor – Pre-Harvest Poultry Food Safety
Auburn University |
Application Review Begins 11/30/2023 |
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Assistant Research Professor – Post-Harvest Poultry Food Safety
Auburn University |
Application Review Begins 1/8/2024 |
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Post-Doc, Scientist, or Senior Scientist – Bioinformatics Applied to Infectious Disease Risk Analysis
EpiX Analytics (Fort Collins, CO) |
N/A |
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Assistant or Associate Professor – Food Sciences
The University of Vermont |
Application Review Begins 12/1/2023 |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Black Soldier Fly Production for Animal Feed
UW Madison |
Applications Reviewed Upon Receipt Until Position Filled |
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Assistant/Associate Agent, Food Safety/Environmental Risk
The University of Arizona – Cooperative Extension |
Target Hire Date 1/1/2024 |
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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Predictive Model Development to Enhance Food Safety in US Food Animal Production Systems
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
11 P.M. EDT 5/17/2024 |
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Assistant Professor in Food Chemistry
Rutgers University |
1/2/2024 |
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Assistant Professor in Bio-functional Food Processing
Rutgers University |
1/2/2024 |
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Assistant Professor in Food Science
Rutgers University |
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.
