Assistant/Associate Professor with expertise in Immunology

Description: The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University seeks to expand our expertise in infectious diseases of animals and host-pathogen interactions by hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (tenure-track or tenured) with expertise in immunology. This position will be a 12-month appointment with approximately a 70 % research, a 20% teaching, and a 10% service appointment.  The faculty is particularly interested in individuals with demonstrated experience in working across disciplines and collaborating broadly.

The successful candidate will establish (Assistant Professor Level) or maintain (Associate Professor level) an extramurally funded research program, teach graduate courses in the department, share responsibility for classroom instruction of first year veterinary students, and serve as the director of a core flow cytometer and cell sorting laboratory.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Possess a Ph.D. in immunology or a related discipline
  • Demonstrate potential for teaching excellence at the graduate and professional levels in immunology
  • Demonstrate potential to acquire extramural funding or have an active research program

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Preference will be given to those working with companion or agricultural animals
  • Highest consideration will be given to candidates who also possess a strong background in cellular and molecular biology with investigations that are potentially synergistic with current College of Veterinary Medicine faculty interests in infectious diseases, vaccinology, inflammation, toxicology, cancer, public health, and food safety

Other Requirements:

  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment

 

Location  Kansas State Veterinary School, Manhattan, KS 66506

Contact Information:

Dr. Mwangi, professor

Phone: 785-532-5994
Email: [email protected]

The full posting can be found at: https://careers.k-state.edu/en-us/job/512417/assistantassociate-professor