AssistantAssociate Professor Vector-borne Disease (VMP)

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The Opportunity:

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP) at Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in Pullman WA seeks to fill a full-time (12 month) faculty position to strengthen and grow our core vector-borne disease program. Washington State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty are leaders in vector-borne disease addition the Animal Disease Research Unit (ADRU) in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) is uniquely embedded in the CVM and also has a robust presence in vector-borne disease. Ongoing projects in the CVM center on ticks vector-host-pathogen interactions and vector-borne microbes Anaplasma Babesia Borrelia Theileria Yersinia pestis and arboviruses. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to forge multidisciplinary collaborations between units to develop a program in vector-borne disease.

The Responsibilities:

The position is defined as approximately 75% research 20% teaching including graduate education and 5% service. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a productive extramurally funded research program in vector-borne disease. Candidates with a research emphasis in veterinary or zoonotic vector-borne diseases are encouraged to apply. As a faculty member the successful candidate will be expected to establish effective collaborations with current WSU programs and be active in the departments graduate program including mentoring graduate students and serving as a member of student advisory committees. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in teaching at the graduate undergraduate and/or veterinary professional level and to be active in the academic service arena.

The Department:

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology is one of five departments/schools in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The departmental mission is to enhance animal and public health through teaching veterinary and graduate students training veterinary pathology and microbiology residents and conducting biomedical research in infectious diseases/immunology. The department takes pride in what we believe is an environment that fosters collaboration creativity personal and professional growth and productivity. We value and seek excellence in teaching research and service.

Recently the WSU CVM and the USDA-ARS-ADRU received funding for the Resilient Livestock Initiative through the Functional Genomics Initiative. This program presents a unique opportunity for a successful candidate to build multidisciplinary collaborations that advance efforts to confer resistance to vector-borne pathogens in livestockultimately strengthening livestock resiliency.

The College Overview:

The WSU CVM is organized into five departments/schools including Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP) the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB) Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN) and Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) each dedicated to excellence in teaching research and service (). In addition there is a tier one National Veterinary lab and a full service veterinary teaching hospital.

The personnel of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology have many productive interactions with the USDA-ARS-ADRU the Schools for Global Health and Molecular Biosciences and the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory with many faculty members having appointments in multiple units. There are congruencies of interests and fruitful collaborations among the faculty and personnel in these units. Our aim and expectation is that to the degree possible the programs of the four units will function seamlessly.

The University:

Founded in 1890 in Pullman Washington State University (WSU) is Washingtons land-grant university with an overarching mission of improving the quality of life for all citizens locally nationally and globally. WSU is committed to innovation and excellence in research and scholarship. WSU has a current enrollment of over 24000 undergraduate graduate and professional students and approximately 6000 faculty and staff at its five campuses (Pullman Spokane Tri-Cities Vancouver and Everett) as well as its numerous other locations across the State of Washington and online through its Global Campus. The University is one of the largest residential universities in the Northwest and Pullman offers a safe friendly small-town living environment.

The Area:

Washington State Universitys Pullman campus is situated in the rich agricultural area known as the Palouse in eastern Washington. Pullman has a strong school system and a reputation as an excellent safe environment to raise a family. Pullman is only eight miles from the University of Idaho at Moscow approximately 1.5 hours south of Spokane and 5.5 hours from Seattle. The Pullman environs offer many recreational activities including skiing fishing hunting whitewater rafting camping hiking and rock climbing. Pullman is near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and near numerous rivers lakes and wilderness areas; including the Snake Salmon and Clearwater rivers Coeur dAlene Pend Oreille and Priest lakes and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness to name a few.

This is a full-time (100% FTE) permanent tenure track position. This position is overtime exempt.

Annual Salary:

Depending on qualifications level of experience and rank:

Assistant Professors: $130000 - $145000

Associate Professors: $150000 - $160000

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidates current experience education skills and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range. For additional information please review WSUs Administrative Professional Compensation Structure.

Benefits:

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical dental life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications for all ranks:
A doctoral degree (PhD DVM or MD) in biomedical science or related field is required. DVMs are encouraged to apply. A minimum of two years productive post-doctoral research experience is required.

Applicants for associate professor must additionally have a higher level of scholarship productivity and national or international recognition as compared to assistant professor applicants (detailed here:

The research area should be on vector-borne diseases and ideally will complement current work in the department. Programs that cross-fertilize among different disciplines are most welcome. Candidates must have demonstrated abilities in conducting hypothesis-based research and publishing high quality papers in top tier journals; a track record of or strong potential for attracting extramural funding and a history or interest in contributing to high quality education.

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology seeks candidates whose research teaching or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to inclusivity in higher education. The successful applicant should be able to effectively communicate and work collegially and collaboratively with people from all backgrounds and demonstrate a commitment and relevant ability to foster community outreach access and engagement.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Yes eligible for work visa sponsorship.

About Department/College/Area/ Campus - Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine Washington State University

Area/College: College of Veterinary Medicine
Department Name: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Location: Pullman WA

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application at .

1) Application letter: the letter should indicate the applicants short and long term goals and outline their qualifications for the position including research interests and accomplishments.

2) Curriculum vitae

3) Statement of research interests

4) Teaching and mentoring statement

5) Contact information for three (3) references including name title organization phone number and email address.

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Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 engages in law enforcement requires security clearance interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity has access to personal identifying and/or financial information unsupervised access to university buildings/property or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

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