Assistant Professor of Immunology

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Assistant Professor of Immunology

Department

Academic Leadership Head Department of Microbiology Faculty of Science (Michael Murphy)

Posting End Date

October 24, 2024

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

The expected pay range for this position is $10,833-$12,500 / month

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver seeks candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in immunology.

The successful candidate will lead a research program in innate or adaptive immunity in the context of health or disease.

We are a vibrant and welcoming community who recognize the breadth of immunology research. The starting date for this position will be no earlier than July 1, 2025.

The position requires a PhD, postdoctoral experience, and a strong record of research achievements and publications in this field.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative, externally-funded and internationally-competitive research program;

supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; teach undergraduate and graduate courses in immunology; and participate in service to the department, university, and academic / scientific community.

They will have a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, to create a welcoming community for all, particularly those who are historically, persistently or systemically marginalized.

The successful candidate will become a member of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology (). The Department includes 25 research faculty with strengths across the disciplines of, immunology, molecular virology, and microbiology including viral immunology, autoimmunity, innate and adapative immunity, host-microbiota and host-pathogen interactions.

The successful applicant will establish their laboratory in the Life Sciences Institute (), which houses 85 laboratories across 10 departments, facilitating cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Additional collaborative opportunities can be found within the Immunotherapeutics Research excellence cluster and the diverse community of immunologists, cell and molecular biologists, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers and clinicians at UBC and affiliated hospitals.

• Outstanding core facilities at UBC support state-of-the-art single-cell and next-generation sequencing; flow cytometry, cell sorting, and mass cytometry;
• confocal, live-cell, and super-resolution microscopy; electron microscopy and cry-electron tomography; mass spectroscopy and proteomics;

RNA lipid nanoparticle synthesis; and bioinformatics. Studies employing rodent models of disease are supported by the Centre for Disease Modeling, which includes a level-3 biosafety containment facility (FINDER) and the UBC Gnotobiotic Facility.

UBC’s campuses are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples and of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó : lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ / Selilwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.

Applicants should submit in PDF :

Cover letter (up to 2 pages) that outlines your research vision and accomplishments, your teaching philosophy and experience, and leadership activities in academic service, equity, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement.

Curriculum vitae including a list of publications. Summary of research interests describing two potentially fundable projects (maximum 4 pages).

Statement of teaching philosophy and accomplishments (maximum to 2 pages). Statement describing your lived background experience (if comfortable), and your past experience and future plans regarding working with a diverse student body, and contributing to a culture of equity and inclusion (maximum 1 page).

Letters from 3 referees.

Apply through Academic Jobs Online : The closing date for applications is October 24, 2024 .

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence.

An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. Inclusion is built by individual and institutional responsibility through continuous engagement with diversity to inspire people, ideas, and actions for a better world.

We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and / or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuk, or Indigenous person.

UBC acknowledges that certain circumstances may cause career interruptions that legitimately affect an applicant’s record of research or educational leadership achievement.

We encourage applicants to note in their applications whether they would like consideration given to the impact of any circumstances, such as those due to health or family reasons, in order to allow for a fair assessment of their research productivity.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority, and members of historically marginalized groups will be given special consideration.

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