Job no: 592154
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Veterinary Medicine
Department: Large Animal Clinical Sciences 10046518
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Tenure System Faculty,
Veterinary/Animal Care, Non-Union
Position Summary
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University (http://www.cvm.msu.edu/lcs) seeks candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position. This position holds the the prestigious title of David J. Ellis Chair in Antimicrobial Resistance. The successful candidate will lead and enhance research programs that complement college and campus-wide interdisciplinary initiatives in One Health especially focused on efforts in antimicrobial resistance solutions. Applicants are sought with strong records of research contributions in antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, host-microbe-microbiome biology, microbial pathogenicity mechanisms, microbial immunology and immunity to infection, genetics of infection resistance or susceptibility, and evolution of pathogenicity; outstanding candidates in drug discovery related to antimicrobial resistance are encouraged to apply. The position holds potential for a joint-appointment in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics.
The investigator holding the David J. Ellis Chair will be prominent within the College of Veterinary Medicine, collaborating with researchers in other departments and colleges on campus. Interdisciplinary research opportunities exist through the Departments of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Chemistry. Other collaborative opportunities are in the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, the Enteric Disease Research Investigational Network, Center for Microbial Ecology, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Center for Water Sciences, Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (iCER), and Institute for Computational Biology. Participation and leadership in teaching, and promoting graduate student education and post-doctoral training programs is also expected. The appointment will be in the tenure system at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. A highly competitive startup package, outstanding laboratory facilities, and substantial annual discretionary funding from the David J. Ellis Endowment are part of the appointment.
Required Degree
Doctorate -Antimicrobial Resistance
Minimum Requirements
Applicants should have a Ph.D., D.V.M., or M.D. or equivalent advanced degree(s), an internationally recognized research program and a desire for continued scholarly and creative growth. We are seeking an outstanding individual with an established and current record of extramural research funding at the federal level and demonstrated commitment to graduate student education.
