(Anticipated) Ruminant nutritionist, Departmentof Dairy Science,Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station,Center for AgriculturalSciences and Rural Development, LouisianaState University,Baton Rouge 70803. Assistant professor orassociate professor.Salary commensurate with training and experienceof individual.Ph.D. degree in dairy or animal science withstrong academicbackground in nutrition and biochemistry required.It wouldbe desirable for the candidate to have expertise inthe dairyproduction-management area as related to forage production,storage, and utilization. The staff member will have adequateflexibility to develop research and teaching programs in accordancewith the individual's expertise, the needs of the student, andof the industry. Teaching responsibilities will include graduateand undergraduate courses in ruminant nutrition to be coordinatedwith instructional program of two other nutritionists. The successfulcandidate will be expected to develop a research program onfundamental aspects of ruminant nutrition, especially as relatedto silage fermentation, protein metabolism, forage utilization,and feed efficiency.