"Faculty in the Department of Microbiology"

The University of Chicago’s Department of Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty members at all ranks. We seek applicants pursuing research in any area of microbiology or related areas, but we are particularly interested in scientists whose research programs focus on host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. We encourage applications from investigators whose research programs align with the scope and use of the Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory (HTRL) located on the Argonne National Laboratory (https://htrl.uchicago.edu). Other responsibilities include teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, with the potential of teaching in the medical school. Academic rank and compensation are dependent upon qualifications.

Appointees will have opportunities to interface with the Microbiome Center, as well as the Physical Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. The Department offers access to gnotobiotic animal research, flow cytometry, high-throughput genomics, and biocontainment facilities. In collaboration with the Duchossois Family Institute (https://tinyurl.com/y739n78), investigators will have access to biorepositories of commensal bacterial strains, the metagenomic and metabolomic core facilities, and bioinformatic resources for large-scale data integration and analytics. The Biological Sciences Division also provides access to the state-of-the-art single-cell genomics facility with computational support. Appointees will be recommended as a member of the Committee on Microbiology and, if appropriate, of other PhD-granting committees in the Biological Sciences Division (https://tinyurl.com/ybfczsbs). Competitive research space and start-up funding will be available.

Prior to the start of employment, applicants must: 1) have a PhD or equivalent in microbiology, or a related field and 2) have completed postdoctoral training.