Assistant or Associate Professor in Immunopathogenesis

Your next career opportunity awaits at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. One of only 33 veterinary schools in the United States, LSU Vet Med is experiencing unprecedented growth as we seek to improve and protect the lives of animals and people through superior education, transformational research, and compassionate care. We are dedicated to building a premier team of world-renowned clinicians, educators, and researchers to provide an elite healthcare experience in Louisiana and the region. This is where science meets passion and global health prevails. We hope you will join us as we explore what is possible.

We are seeking our next Assistant or Associate Professor in Immunopathogenesis. The candidate is expected to establish (Assistant Professor) or have (Associate Professor) an extramurally funded research program in immunopathogenesis of infectious disease agents, immunology and/or immunology pertaining to cancer. Candidates may participate and receive additional funding from two NIH:NIGMS-supported Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), the Center for Lung Biology (https://clbd.cobre.lsu.edu ) and the Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research (https://cpccr.cobre.lsu.edu) headquartered at SVM.

The position provides an attractive salary, generous start-up package, laboratory space, and excellent opportunities for collaboration with basic and translational investigators at LSU and the LSU Center for Computation & Technology (CCT), as well as those at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, the Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, LA and the LSU Health Science Centers at New Orleans and Shreveport, respectively. The Department offers outstanding technical resources in many areas with state-of-the-art core facilities, including flow cytometry, imaging, genomics, pathology, and BSL-3 facilities.

About Baton Rouge, Louisiana:

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· LSU Vet Med: A Dynamic Biomedical Campus Shaping the Future of Animal and Human Health - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK5x-ivpbBU) · LSU Vet Med website (https://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/index.php) · Baton Rouge visitor information (https://www.visitbatonrouge.com/)

Interested in learning more about this career opportunity?

For a full list of qualifications and how to apply, visit:

https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/Veterinary-Medicine-Building/Assistant-or-Associate-Professor-in-Immunopathogenesis_R00077808

Questions are welcome and can be directed to the Search Committee Chair. Please contact Antonieta Guerrero-Plata at aguerrp@lsu.edu

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