University of California Berkeley: Assistant Professor – Emerging Zoonoses

Posted on September 1, 2023
Department of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Division
Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health
University of California Berkeley
Open date: August 24, 2023
Next review date: Sunday, Oct 27, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Anticipated start: July 1, 2024

Salary range: The posted UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1.pdf). The current base salary range for this position is $74,600 –$97,200. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

The Department of Integrative Biology (IB) and the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology (IDV) of the School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of California, Berkeley, seek an interdisciplinary scientist working on the ecological, epidemiological and/or evolutionary drivers of human-relevant zoonotic infectious disease.

We seek a colleague who develops and applies fundamental ecological and evolutionary approaches to meet the challenge of zoonotic diseases in human populations. Represented areas of interest include pathogen, zoonotic host, and vector ecology; phylogenomics and computational biology; environmental and global change impacts on emergence and transmission; and the evolutionary drivers of emergence and adaptation to the human population. Ideal candidates will have strong field, lab and/or computational components to their research. Candidates will be expected to have a strong interest in both undergraduate and graduate teaching and to contribute to instruction in core courses relevant to IB and SPH.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish a thriving, externally funded research program to effectively train and mentor students and will be expected to contribute to instruction in core courses relevant to IB and SPH. Competitive candidates will demonstrate evidence of outstanding research productivity, potential to obtain external funding, a commitment to excellence in teaching and in mentoring of undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs, and a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, non-discrimination, and belonging consistent with Berkeley’s principles of community.

UCB has exceptional strengths in many areas of biology and engineering, and our new colleague will have the opportunity to partner in research, teaching and leadership in both IB, SPH and the larger Berkeley community. We are committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths, who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: [http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty].

Department: http://ib.berkeley.edu

School: https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start): PhD degree (or equivalent international degree) must be held by start date.Preferred qualifications: Applicants with an exceptional research record in infectious disease, ecology, evolution, and/or epidemiology pertaining to zoonoses are encouraged to apply. Preferred applicants will also demonstrate excellence, originality, and productivity in research record in any area of zoonoses, demonstrate evidence of commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and research mentoring, as well as public outreach, demonstrate evidence of commitment to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, non-discrimination, and belonging, and demonstrate success for/potential for success in securing external funding

Applications must include the following documents 1) CV, 2), cover letter, 3) statement of research objectives, 4) statement of teaching interests, 5) statement on contributions to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley), 6) three separate significant publications, with a statement for each that begins with the manuscript title and author list and then summarizes, in approximately 300 words, the significance of the selected publication, 7) brief description of research accomplishments, and 8) three to five references (contact information only).
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