Associate Professor - Microbiology And Immunology

In this role you will advance bacterial pathogenesis research within a collaborative, NIH funded department. You will build and lead independent, funded programs in areas like genomics, virulence, antibiotic resistance, and host pathogen interactions, while contributing to teaching, mentoring, and cross disciplinary collaboration. The position offers access to state of the art facilities and opportunities to participate in vaccine and immunotherapeutics discovery. A strong track record or clear potential for external funding is expected.

• excellent benefits
• start-up packages
• collaborative, research intensive environment

• pursue and lead independent research programs in bacterial pathogenesis
• seek and secure extramural funding
• teach and mentor graduate/medical students and postdoctoral fellows
• collaborate with other investigators across basic science and clinical departments
• participate in translational and vaccine/immunotherapeutics initiatives
• contribute to training programs and possibly supervise trainees in T32 grants

• Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent with scientific research experience
• established or potential for robust funded research programs

• collaboration
• mentoring
• interdisciplinary communication
• bacterial genomics/proteomics
• virulence and structure function studies
• antibiotic resistance