Assistant Professor (0084257T)

University of Hawaii•Kaka'ako - Honolulu, HI

68d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), is seeking an early-stage investigator to join as an Assistant Professor. This role will focus on leading and supporting the Department’s research in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, encompassing basic sciences, clinical, and translational research. The position also involves contributing to the teaching and mentoring mission of JABSOM.

Requirements

Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences from a college or university of recognized standing with major coursework in parasitology and immunology, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated ability in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and mentoring students effectively.
Demonstrated scholarly achievement with a peer-reviewed publication record in the field of parasitology, immunology, One Health or a closely related field.
Demonstrated ability to obtain research funding.
Expertise in bacteriology and immunology.
Demonstrated scholarly achievement.
Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in a field closely aligned with Tropical Medicine.
Demonstrated experience in obtaining independent, extramural research funding.
At least 1-year prior experience teaching college-level biological science courses, including a course on parasitology, One-Health or a closely related field.
Demonstrated ability to contribute to the department's teaching at all undergraduate and graduate levels.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned undergraduate and graduate courses (up to 6 credit hours per semester), including parasitology and One Health courses.
Serve as an instructor and coordinate teaching assistants for lab courses.
Serve as a research mentor and advisor for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, and medical residents.
Coordinate and serve as a mentor for undergraduate research experiences and certificate capstone projects.
Participate in and support existing infectious diseases research interests while establishing/re-establishing own basic science, clinical or translational research program at JABSOM.
Collaborate with principal investigators within and outside of the department engaged in various aspects of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions research.
Seek, secure and manage competitive extramural funding in various areas of tropical medicine research.
Present scholarly, peer-reviewed research outcomes nationally and internationally.
Publish research work in leading scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in various areas of tropical medicine.
Attend JABSOM faculty development sessions and department meetings.
Participate in the Department's committees for graduate admissions, assessment and curriculum development and evaluation.
Participate in school and university-wide committees, and faculty senate.
Perform other academic tasks as assigned.