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Virginia Tech

Location: BlacksburgVA 24061 Document ID: AC392-0LRI Posted on: 2018-11-0611/06/2018 Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule:Full-time
2018-12-06
 

Assistant Professor, Microbiome Function

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

Position Summary:
The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of Microbiome Function at the rank of assistant professor. To contribute to a new university-wide emphasis on Global Systems Science, we seek a Microbiologist who uses molecular techniques and interventions to study the function of host-associated microbiomes in the context of infectious disease. The ideal candidate's research program would examine the contributions of individual species within microbial communities and how perturbations to this microbiome influences a host organism. Potential research approaches may include, but are not limited to: genetic manipulation of microbes, physiological studies including metabolomics, and analysis of in vitro microbial community assemblies. The successful candidate's research should complement existing strengths at Virginia Tech in microbiology, systems biology, disease ecology, and bioinformatics. The faculty member in this position is expected to help grow the new Global Systems Science Destination Area, which is focused on the transdisciplinary study of the dynamic interplay among natural and social systems. Faculty in this area are collaborating toward trans-disciplinary solutions to critical problems emergent from human activity and environmental change. Opportunities to participate in university-level graduate programs including the Molecular and Cellular Biology ( MCB ), Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology ( GBCB ), Interfaces of Global Change ( IGC ) and Translational Plant Sciences ( TPS ) programs, and in the Global Change Center are also encouraged.
Virginia Tech recognizes the critical importance of diverse teams of scholars and seeks to diversify its faculty along multiple dimensions. Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT-serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.

Required Qualifications:
Applicants must have a strong promise for developing a well-funded, distinguished research program focused on the roles played by specific microbes in determining microbiome function and response to and effects on their environment; vision, creativity, and leadership skills; a desire to mentor and teach a student body that is diverse with respect to socio-economic status, interests, and abilities; and commitment and sensitivity to address issues of diversity in the university community. Applicants must have earned a doctorate in a relevant discipline at the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with postdoctoral or similar experience, and those with a record of securing extramural funds to support research.



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