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Senior Faculty Position in Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Minnesota (posted March 5, 2008)
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The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, invites applications for a full-time tenured faculty position in microbiology or virology with an emphasis on pathogenesis or immunity at the level of Associate or Full Professor. This position is part of the Academic Health Center's growing Infectious Diseases Corridor. The selected candidate will join a Departmental program with demonstrated leadership in molecular biology, microbial and animal genome analysis, and infectious diseases. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and start-up package. Rank (Associate or Full Professor) will depend on qualifications and experience consistent with Collegiate and University policy. The successful candidate will become part of an expanding University infectious diseases corridor, including zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases, and will have access to new facilities for high throughput screening, metagenomics, proteomics, microscopy and imaging. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research interests include zoonotic or emerging infectious diseases.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in a relevant field of biomedical or biological sciences, and demonstrated program leadership. The successful applicant is expected to maintain an externally funded research program in an area of infectious diseases, and participate in the teaching program of the Department.
Interested candidates must apply through the University's online
employment system, https://employment.umn.edu/, and
search for posting number 153549. Applicants must provide an
introductory letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research goals,
and should arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the
Search Coordinator. Letters of reference should include assessment of
the applicant's background, abilities in research, leadership, and
interpersonal skills. Send materials to: Ms. Lea Schwartz, Search
Coordinator, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences,
University of Minnesota, 205 Veterinary Science, 1971 Commonwealth
Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108: Fax (612) 625-5203; or via email, schwa142@umn.edu. For inquiries, please contact
Dr. Michael Murtaugh, Search Committee Chair, murta001@umn.edu.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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Ph.D. position, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany (posted February 20, 2008)
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We investigate the pathobiology of human-pathogenic micro-organisms and identify
targets for the development of novel natural product-based antibiotics (www.hki-
jena.de). Our Junior Research Group Cellular Immunobiology invites applications
for a PhD position (three years initially) starting immediately on the topic
Immunomodulatory effects of fungal proteins.
The research project will be carried out in cooperation with the Department Infection
Biology and aims at studying the response of host cells to surface expressed and
secreted proteins of the human-pathogenic fungus Candida albicans.
Applicants should have an equivalent of Master's degree in a life science discipline and
be highly motivated with the ability to carry out an independent research project and
also efficiently working in a team. Experience in microbiology or immunology is an
advantage. Ideally, the applicant should have knowledge in basic molecular biological
and immunological methods and cell culture.
Salary is paid according to German TV-L.
The Hans Knoell Institute is an equal opportunity employer.
For further informations please contact Dr. Mihály Józsi, +49 (0) 3641 532 17 20,
mihaly.jozsi@hki-jena.de.
Please send your application including your CV, research experience and motivation
letter as well as the contact address (e-mail and phone) of potential referees indicating
the job posting No. 01/2008 until March 15th 2008 to
jobs@hki-jena.de
or to
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
-Hans Knoell Institute-
Personnel Department
Beutenbergstrasse 11a
07745 Jena
Germany
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