Assistant Professor - Tenure Track - Pathology

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track - Pathology

The Department of Pathology at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center is accepting applications from outstanding scientists for tenure track/tenured faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with demonstrated potential for creativity and excellence who are using molecular, cellular and system biology approaches to study immunology and pathogenesis of infectious diseases. The successful candidate should have an MD, MD/PhD, PhD, or equivalent degree, a demonstrated record of achievement as evidenced by current-grant funding (K, R01 or equivalent) and publication in leading immunology and infectious diseases journals.

The mission of the department is to build an academic pathology program recognized as a national leader in high quality diagnostics, research and education by leveraging state of the art emerging technology, applying new knowledge to meet patient needs, and leading research and educational endeavors. The new faculty member will be expected to be an active participant in advancing this mission by maintaining an impactful independent research program with extramural support, developing scientific collaborations with existing programs (e.g. phpid.osu.edu, cmib.osu.edu and cancer.osu.edu), participating in the teaching activities for medical and graduate students. Individuals must have strong communication and interpersonal skills. The position provides an attractive start-up package and outstanding opportunities for collaboration with basic and translational investigators. The Ohio State University offers outstanding technical resources in many areas, including mass cytometry, flow cytometry, imaging, proteomics and genomics.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Public Health

PhD in Molecular Toxicology

Research in Immunology and HIV

Current research funding

Proven ability to write scientific reports and publish in scientific, peer-reviewed journals preferred

Understanding of key components of grant writing and obtaining funding in support of research required

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