"Assistant or Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology"

Assistant or Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We seek a colleague with extramural funding who will build a nationally recognized research program in immunology. Applicants working on immunological aspects of microbial pathogenesis are especially encouraged to apply.

Candidate Requirements:

• Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M, D.D.S, or equivalent degree and individuals applying at the entry level of Assistant Professor must have at least two years of post-doctoral research experience. All applicants are expected to have extramural funding.
• All individuals hired will be expected to establish and/or maintain an on-site extramurally funded and productive research program, to contribute to undergraduate, graduate, and professional teaching, and to assume various administrative responsibilities of the department.
• The school/department is interested in candidates who have demonstrated commitment to excellence by providing leadership in teaching, research, and service toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology: The department is strongly research-oriented, with major programs in immunology, virology, bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology. The department has an active research faculty containing 15 primary faculty members and a number of adjunct faculty as part of the graduate research faculty. Most departmental faculty members are also members of The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, an interdisciplinary center within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The Department and the University provide a highly collaborative environment with many collaborative projects and grants both within and outside UB. For more details on faculty and research programs, please visit our website at https://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/micro.html.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M, D.D.S, or equivalent degree
• Two years of post-doctoral research experience
• Applicants are expected to have extramural funding

Application Process: Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of present and future research plans (3 page maximum), teaching statement (1 page maximum), statement detailing the applicant’s approach to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (1 page maximum), and names/email addresses of three references.