Assistant Professor – Tenure Track – IM Infectious Disease

Assistant Professor – Tenure Track – IM Infectious Disease

Requirements

• PhD degree required
• Considerable post-doctoral experience in basic research required
• Considerable experience in HIV/AIDS, immunology and innate immunity research required
• Proven ability to write scientific reports and publish in scientific, peer-reviewed journals preferred
• Understanding of key components of grant writing and obtaining funding in support of research required
• Experience with administration of funded research required

Responsibilities

• Serves as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on sponsored research grants and on original research projects
• Conceptualizes, plans, designs, implements and conducts research studies in the area of HIV/AIDS, immunology, innate immunity and γδ T cells with a focus on translational research
• Develops and writes grant proposals to seek and obtain funding to support research program
• Secures and maintains NIH RO1 or equivalent funding
• Writes and publishes research in high quality peer reviewed, scientific journals
• Attends and makes presentations of research at national and international scientific conferences
• Develops national and international scholarly reputation
• Instructs and mentors junior scientists, doctoral and postdoctoral students, medical students, residents and fellow trainees
• Participates in division, department, college and university committees and initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to write scientific reports and publish in scientific, peer-reviewed journals preferred