The University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks a visionary leader for the Department of Animal and Food Sciences (ANFS) who can facilitate programming in research, teaching, and Extension that results in impactful and applicable solutions to grand challenges in animal and food sciences; develop innovative academic, research-based, and Extension initiatives that provide services to the farmers and citizens of Delaware in fulfillment of our land-grant mission; foster interdisciplinary and collaborative relationships and partnerships among public and private partners, as well as other regional land-grant universities and colleges; further the integration of animal and food sciences research; and advance ANFS as a leader within the University’s One Health initiative– an integrative multidisciplinary effort in human, animal, and environmental health. The Department of Animal and Food Sciences ( http://canr.udel.edu/anfs/ ) consists of 20 full-time faculty members actively engaged in teaching and the core research areas of infectious diseases, genetics, multi-omics, immunology, microbiology including food safety, physiology, nutrition, food processing and food toxicity.