Job Title Research Associate/Assistant Professor (Meat Science) Agency Prairie View A&M University Department Cooperative Agricultural Research Center Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Prairie View, Texas Job Type Faculty Job Description Important Immigration information: A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21,
2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee. In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor
Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly , if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate . ______________________________________________________________________________ The College of Agriculture, Food, and
Natural Resources at Prairie View A&M University (CAFNR) is seeking to fill a 9-month, non-tenure track Research Assistant Professor position with expertise in muscle biology. This position is designed for a highly motivated scientist to contribute to PVAMU’s research, teaching, and outreach mission as an 1890 land-grant institution. The successful candidate will join ae multidisciplinary academic environment and is
expected to develop an externally funded research program that advances fundamental and applied understanding of postmortem muscle biology, meat quality, and biochemical mechanisms influencing fresh meat attributes. To support the candidate’s selected area is the PVAMU Meat Science Center for Innovation, which is a state-inspected meat processing facility, that includes slaughter, fabrication, ready-to-eat processing
and research laboratory. Additional resources include the on campus CAFNR Research core laboratories, goats and cattle. The successful candidate is expected to possess the ability to succeed through the pursuit of scholarly activities within the scope of their appointment which encompasses 100% research which includes acquiring funding for innovative and relevant research in meat science. This position is funded by a
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