Academic Vacancies

School of Applied Sciences 
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts B.Sc. degree Program
Özyeğin University
Istanbul, Turkey

Özyeğin University, School of Applied Sciences, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department invites applicants for full-time faculty member position as Associate or Assistant Professor in the area of;

• Nutrition and Dietetics (Ph.D.) starting in Spring or Fall 2020.

Applicants must have a strong commitment to teach of undergraduate level, to conduct theoretical as well as applied research in nutrition and gastronomy and to develop and maintain active collaboration with the food and beverage industry. All applicants must demonstrate good research background and potential as well as strong interest and ability in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Özyeğin University was officially founded as a private not-for-profit university on May 18, 2007 with the mission of contributing to social development by producing creative, original and applicable knowledge through its modern education system, its innovative structure integrated with life and its academic programs focused on serving the service sector. Özyeğin University aims to be a “Third Generation University” that facilities the transformation of knowledge to value. According to the results of the Turkey’s University Satisfaction Survey (TÜMA) Özyeğin University ranked first among all universities in Turkey for “Overall Satisfaction” for three consecutive years.

Özyeğin University has already built a strong academic environment with distinguished faculty members, as over 60% of the Özyeğin University faculty have graduated from top 100 universities around the world, while 85% come from the global top 200 universities. Özyeğin University moved to its Çekmeköy Campus in September 2011 and since then the total area of its facilities reached over 245,000 sq.m.

The School of Applied Sciences includes 3.650 m2 a state of the art “Center of Excellence” consisting of multiple kitchens, sample hotel rooms for training, a restaurant, a banquet room, a tasting laboratory and a lobby area. The Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department is considered as the highest ranked B.Sc. degree program in Turkey.

Candidates should submit a cover letter, together with their CV, teaching and research statements, up to five representative publications and complete contact information of at least three professional references.

Please direct questions and submit applications by e-mail to the Head of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özge Samancı (ozge.samanci@ozyegin.edu.tr) Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.