Research Assistant Professor
About The Position
The Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease is seeking to hire a new faculty member in the research track at an assistant professor level. The faculty member in this position is expected to have a strong background in entomology and both field and laboratory experience in sample collection and maintenance of colonies. They will have also demonstrated basic genetic and molecular skills demonstrated by creative projects carried through to publications. This faculty member will be eligible to advise Ph.D. students and others at all levels should they have the resources to support this training. This faculty member will be able to produce 50% of their salary support in the first year with the remainder provided by the Department and teaching of a class, if this is available. As a research assistant professor, this individual will be responsible for 100% of salary in subsequent years.
Requirements
- Strong background in entomology
- Field experience in sample collection
- Laboratory experience in sample collection
- Experience in maintenance of colonies
- Basic genetic skills
- Basic molecular skills
- Demonstrated creative projects carried through to publications
Nice To Haves
- Ability to advise Ph.D. students and others at all levels should they have the resources to support this training
- Ability to produce 50% of their salary support in the first year
Responsibilities
- Maintenance of arthropod colonies
- Application of up-to-date methodologies to interrogate arthropod biology
- Sample collection
- Maintenance of colonies
- Conducting creative projects using basic genetic and molecular skills
- Advising Ph.D. students and others at all levels (if resources permit)
- Producing 50% of salary support in the first year
- Responsible for 100% of salary in subsequent years
Benefits
- Teaching of a class, if this is available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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