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Open Rank Faculty in Disease Ecology

Employer
University of Georgia
Location
University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC
Salary
DOE
Closing date
Dec 15, 2022

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Biology, Computational Biology, Ecology
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Faculty
Organization Type
Academia

The Department of Infectious Diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) in the Office of Research at the University of Georgia invite applications for a jointly appointed, tenure-track assistant, associate or full professor in disease ecology. For information about the requirements for appointment for each rank, please see the University of Georgia’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure. The position will be housed at the SREL (https://srel.uga.edu), located on the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in proximity to Aiken, SC. The candidate must incorporate aspects of Machine Learning and/or AI tools to address topics in their area of research interest. Specific areas of research might include, but are not limited to: pathogen and vector responses to climate change or land use, emerging vector-borne diseases, evolutionary strategies for limiting the spread of insecticide and drug resistance in pathogens and vectors, determinants of host shifts within and between ecosystems, behavioral influences of infectious disease dynamics, vector-pathogen population genetics, terrestrial-aquatic linkages, the influence of anthropogenic stressors on infection dynamics, and data-driven modeling of infectious disease dynamics across scales of organization. Candidates should have a strong question-driven research program, which integrates experimental (e.g., field, laboratory, molecular) data with state-of-the-art modelling tools, to address the most challenging problems in one or more of these areas. The University of Georgia has world-renowned departmental programs in both infectious diseases (https://vet.uga.edu/id) and ecology (http://www.ecology.uga.edu), which are augmented by research centers focused on parasitology (https://ctegd.uga.edu), disease ecology (https://srel.uga.edu, and http://ceid.uga.edu), and ecosystem science (https://srel.uga.edu). This faculty position is intended to strengthen ties among units that offer support for collaboration in areas of graduate training, research, and undergraduate education. The successful candidate will have access to newly constructed Arthropod Containment Level II/III and BSL II/III facilities and to a wide variety of molecular and analytical instrumentation available to faculty at both locations.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a rigorous, externally funded, and nationally recognized research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring. To apply, candidates should create and submit three separate PDF files on the UGA HR portal (https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/286782; posting F1428P) as follows:

1. A single PDF file that combines:

a. cover letter

b. curriculum vitae,

c. statement of research accomplishments and future goals (2-page max.),

d. statement of teaching philosophy and experiences regarding instruction and mentoring (2-page max.), and

e. statement of commitment to diversity and inclusion (2-page max.).

2. A single PDF that combines three reprints of authored research papers.

3. A PDF document that includes the name, title, employer, email, and phone number for three references.


For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 1, 2023, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

 

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