"Assistant or Associate Professor - Bacterial Pathogenesis"

Creighton University in Omaha, NE is recruiting exceptional candidates for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position for Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) in the areas of bacterial pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance.

The department is involved in research and teaching that broadly relates to the dynamic interaction between microbial pathogenesis and host defense (https://www.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/medical-microbiology-immunology).

The Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, the Lynch Comprehensive Cancer Research Center, and the Translational Hearing Center, along with clinical colleagues in infectious diseases afford ample opportunities to establish collaborations. Candidates will be provided with competitive startup funds, laboratory space, and access to state-of-the-art core facilities (https://www.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/biomedical-sciences/core-facilities). Please direct questions or inquires to the search committee chair, Dr. Travis Bourret (TravisBourret@creighton.edu).

Creighton University is located on 139 beautiful acres near downtown Omaha. The School of Medicine is one of nine schools and colleges at Creighton University including professional schools of Business, Law, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Health Professions, and the Graduate School. Founded in 1878, Creighton University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution with an enrollment of approximately 7,000 students. The Creighton University School of Medicine embraces a strategy rooted in well-documented institutional mission-driven commitment to Jesuit values and inclusive of education and social justice. The School of Medicine is committed to creating a vibrant academic environment with a strategic vision to create an academic culture that recruits and retains people from diverse backgrounds who aspire to serve in leadership roles in global healthcare settings.