Virologist Faculty Position
Description
The Department of MIP invites applications and nominations for a senior (Associate/Full Professor) tenure track position in Virology, emphasizing arbovirology or zoonotic virology. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an individual to assume a leadership role in a dynamic and highly successful department. The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology has 70 faculty members including regular and research appointments. Departmental faculty are responsible for teaching undergraduate, graduate and professional veterinary medical students. Faculty currently serve as major advisors for 68 Ph.D. students, 6 Ph.D/DVM students, 15 veterinary residents pursuing PhD degrees and specialty board certification, and 25 thesis-based Master's degree students enrolled in several interdisciplinary programs, as well as 275 undergraduate students enrolled in the Microbiology program of study. Combined residency/PhD programs in pathology, microbiology and comparative medicine provides for post-DVM training in diagnosis and investigation of naturally-occurring disease as well as modern laboratory research
Resources and Environment
The resources and environment for Infectious Disease research at Colorado State University and in the Department are truly exceptional. The research programs in the Department and associated centers utilize state-of-the-art techniques and facilities to address nationally and internationally important global infectious diseases. Extramural funding for MIP was $25M in the past year. The faculty of the department are engaged in many research and training programs that are internationally recognized, including the Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, housed in the Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, the Mycobacterial Research Laboratory, the Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, and the Prion and Molecular Diseases Group.
The MIP faculty provide the core for many outstanding university programs and activities in IDs, including the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and the Infectious Disease Supercluster (http://www.infectiousdisease.colostate.edu). The ID Supercluster with its component enterprise arm, MicroRx (http://www.microrx.org/index.htm) is an innovative program designed to bridge academic and commercial boundaries to address global problems of infectious diseases and speed the transition of life-saving research on infectious diseases from the academic world to the global market place. Investigation of naturally-occurring disease of animals is organized through the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which provides a full spectrum of animal disease diagnostic services and educational outreach to veterinarians, animal industries, regulatory agencies and animal interest groups. The laboratory is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
The extraordinary research and teaching opportunities at CSU are enriched by the highly interactive and collaborative environment with world recognized ID programs and scientists on campus and nearby, for example, in the Centers for Disease Control-Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, the United States Department of Agriculture-National Wildlife Research Center and the Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health and the USDA-Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory in Laramie, WY. Members of the department have many collaborations with scientists in these and other federal and state laboratories in Fort Collins, Boulder, and Denver, notably the University of Colorado, Boulder, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, and the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D, and/or D.V.M or M.D degree (or equivalents), demonstrated excellence in scholarly activity and research involving arboviruses or related zoonotic viruses; experience in teaching and mentoring students and post-doctoral fellows; an established extramurally funded research program, and must meet the University requirements for appointment as an Associate or Full professor. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Additional considerations
Special consideration will be given to candidates with research programs in translational (eg, vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostics development) and/or applied research (eg, epidemiology and control of virus diseases). The successful candidate will preferably have a research program that emphasizes applied and/or translational research on NIH priority pathogens and that can benefit by access to the exceptional facilities and capacities in the Infectious Disease Research Center (http://idrc.colostate.edu), including the the Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence and the Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, with GLP and cGMP capacity, the extensive large and small animal BSL3 facilities, and with the Animal Models, Product Development and Manufacturing GLP and cGMP, and the Proteomics/Genomics Cores, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Diagnostic Laboratory, and the Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases laboratory. The candidate will be expected to participate in the MIP undergraduate, graduate, and/or professional teaching program. S/he will be expected to serve in a leadership role in virology/arbovirology training and research programs, to maintain a nationally recognized research program, and to participate in a leadership role in the AIDL, the IDSC, and other CSU programs as appropriate.
Salary and Start-up Funds:
Salary and start-up funds are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application:
Applicants should send electronically to the chair of the search committee, a letter expressing their interest and qualifications for the position and their vision for their respective research program and interactions with CSU faculty and programs. They should also include their curriculum vitae, and the names, mailing addresses, and email addresses of at least three references to:
Carol D. Blair, PhD
Chair of the Search Committee
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
1692 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
cblair@colostate.edu
970-491-6794
Applications and nominations will be considered until the position is filled; however, to ensure full consideration applications should be submitted by February 16, 2009.
Colorado State University is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history.
Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action requirements in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services. In order to assist Colorado State University in meeting its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women and other protected class members are encouraged to apply and to so identify themselves.