Position description
POSITION AVAILABLE: Assistant/Associate Professor in Microbiology (tenure track appointment)
SALARY: Dependent on qualifications and experience
QUALIFICATIONS: We are seeking an outstanding research-focused microbiologist with a demonstrated research interest in veterinary bacteriology/mycology. Our faculty provide a strong, collegial core
to support investigation of infectious agents and disease in animals and humans. Our departmental research focuses on the mechanisms by which diseases develop at the organismal, cellular, and molecular levels. We have overlapping and collaborative research
strengths in both the interactions of microbes with their hosts and the host response to infection. A PhD or equivalent is required. Topics of specific interest include but are not limited to: antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome, microbial ecology, bacterial
pathogenesis, metagenomics and the development of cutting-edge techniques to detect or examine the pathogenesis of bacterial or fungal infections. The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) embraces the One Health concept and offers many opportunities for collaboration
on projects that span animal, human, and ecosystem health. Candidates are expected to develop a funded research program. Experience in basic, translational and/or collaborative research in areas that integrate well with the research strengths in the Department
of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and related groups at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), the SVM, and broadly on the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) campus is required. Aptitude/experience in teaching, and a demonstrated
commitment to innovative teaching methods and to the training of veterinary or other biomedical scientists is preferred.
The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a demonstrated ability to work with others in a collegial and collaborative team atmosphere, and strong commitment
to contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion. UC Davis is committed to collegiality, kindness, and supporting a diverse community of scholars with an emphasis on recruiting scholars who will make a significant contribution to diversity through the advancement
of underrepresented people in science.
