Job Description

Academic

Job Category Faculty Bargaining

Job Title Assistant Professor

Department Academic Leadership | Head | Department of Microbiology | Faculty of Science (Michael Murphy)

Posting End Date February 10, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

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THE DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

FACULTY POSITION IN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

The Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the Vancouver campus of The University of British Columbia invites applications for one or more faculty positions in Antimicrobial Resistance to start no earlier than July 1, 2023. This is a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level and part of an initiative to recruit a cluster of faculty to address emergence, persistence, and treatment of infectious diseases in humans and their ecosystems. Applicants specializing in understanding the evolution and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance including in the context of the microbiome, as well as the use of novel approaches including alternatives to antibiotics, synthetic biology, or chemical biology to discover and engineer novel antimicrobials and anti-infectives are strongly encouraged to apply.

The position requires a PhD, postdoctoral experience, and a strong record of research achievements and publications in this field. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative, externally-funded and internationally-competitive research program; supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; collaborate with faculty members; teach undergraduate and graduate courses in microbiology, virology, or immunology; and participate in service to the department, university, and academic/scientific community. Candidates will have strong commitment to and a commitment to creating a welcoming community where those who are historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized are treated equitably, feel respected, and belong.

The successful candidate will become a member of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology ( ). The Department includes 25 research faculty with strengths across the disciplines of microbiology, virology, and immunology including microbial genomics, data science, functional screening, as well as host-pathogen interactions. The successful applicant will establish their laboratory in the Life Sciences Institute ( ), which houses 85 laboratories across 10 departments, providing ample opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaborations. The new hire will have access to outstanding resources for animal and organoid models, gnotobiotic and level 3 containment, acoustic liquid handling and microfluidics, high-throughput screening, cell sorting, bulk and single-cell sequencing and transcriptomics, microscopy, metabolomics, and proteomics.

Applicants should submit:

1. Cover letter (up to two pages) that outlines your research vision and accomplishments, your teaching philosophy and experience, and leadership activities in academic service, equity, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement.
2.Curriculum vitae.

3. Summary of research interests describing two potentially fundable projects (maximum 4 pages).

4. Statement of teaching interests and accomplishments (maximum 2 pages).

5. Statement describing your past contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion, along with your ability to work with a culturally diverse student body (giving specific examples where possible), as well as your philosophy of and potential future contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion (maximum 1 page).

6. Names and contact information for 3 referees.

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Review of completed applications will begin on February 10, 2023.

UBC is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. The UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world. UBC is dedicated to ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded throughout the university\xe2\x80\x99s academic and work life, recognizing that significant work remains to be accomplished. For example, UBC\'s vision is to be a world leader in the implementation of Indigenous people\'s human rights and is guided in a mission of reconciliation as articulated and called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. It is firmly committed to recruiting Indigenous faculty, students, and staff as outlined in its Indigenous Strategic Plan. As one of the world\'s leading universities, UBC creates exceptional research and learning environments to foster global citizenship, advance a civil and sustainable society, to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. Inclusion is built by individual and institutional responsibility through continuous engagement with diversity to inspire people, ideas, and actions for a better world. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. In assessing applications, UBC recognizes the legitimate impact that leaves (e.g., parental leave, leave due to illness) can have on a candidate\xe2\x80\x99s record of research achievement. These leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

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