What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor, Research Track >>> position at Tulane University School of Medicine?
The Division of Microbiology, Tulane National Biomedical Research Center, Tulane University School of
Medicine, Covington, LA invites applications for a research track position at the rank of Assistant
Professor. Salary will be commensurate with the applicant's qualifications and experience. Primary
responsibilities of the position include: 1) building and expanding an independent research program and
advancing the research and academic programs of the division; 2) collaborating with other investigators
on the design, implementation and interpretation of diverse biomedical research projects involving
infectious diseases and diseases associated with immune responses to pathogens, and to use this
knowledge to develop tailored preventive and therapeutic strategies; and 3) training of postdoctoral
fellows, graduate students and residents. The relative emphasis on each of these components is
negotiable depending on the applicant's interest and expertise. The individual selected will join a very
active research group that includes several NIH-funded faculty members and numerous collaborators,
both domestic and international. The Division of Microbiology is actively engaged in several areas of research including AIDS, tuberculosis,
varicella zoster virus, neurodegenerative diseases, biodefense, immunology of aging and regenerative medicine, SARS-CoV-2 and emerging
pathogens.
The academic appointment will be in either the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the
Tulane University School of Medicine (SOM) or the Department of Tropical Medicine of the Tulane School
of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM). Significant collaborations exist among the TNBRC, SOM
and SPHTM which offer unique and highly synergistic resources and opportunities. The academic
appointment will allow the Assistant Professor to be a part of graduate student programs from either
school.
The research portfolio and infrastructure of the TNBRC are focused primarily on nonhuman primate
models of animal disease but other animal models are also available. All necessary resources to ensure that the
candidate is successful will be provided, including ample laboratory and office space and administrative
assistance.
The TNBRC has outstanding state-of-the-art infrastructure to support collaborative and independent
research using non-human primates as well as novel approach methodologies. In addition to having
one of the largest, well-managed, genetically defined colonies of nonhuman primates in the country,
the TNBRC houses a large Regional Biosafety Laboratory, to support research under the NIH/NIAID National Biodefense Program. Research
resources include extensive BSL2/ABSL2 and BSL3/ABSL3 facilities and highly integrated clinical and laboratory support for
studies using nonhuman primates. This includes a full-time staff of clinical veterinarians and technicians
and core services including: (1) Anatomic Pathology, (2) Biotelemetry, (3) Cellular Immunology, (4)
Clinical Pathology, (5) Confocal Microscopy and Image Analysis, (6) Diagnostic Parasitology, (7) Flow
Cytometry, (8) Infectious Disease Aerobiology, (9) Pathogen Detection and Quantification, (10) Vector-
Borne Diseases, and Tick-Borne Disease Vectors), and (11) Virus Characterization, Isolation, Production
and Sequencing.
Medicine, Covington, LA invites applications for a research track position at the rank of Assistant
Professor. Salary will be commensurate with the applicant's qualifications and experience. Primary
responsibilities of the position include: 1) building and expanding an independent research program and
advancing the research and academic programs of the division; 2) collaborating with other investigators
on the design, implementation and interpretation of diverse biomedical research projects involving
infectious diseases and diseases associated with immune responses to pathogens, and to use this
knowledge to develop tailored preventive and therapeutic strategies; and 3) training of postdoctoral
fellows, graduate students and residents. The relative emphasis on each of these components is
negotiable depending on the applicant's interest and expertise. The individual selected will join a very
active research group that includes several NIH-funded faculty members and numerous collaborators,
both domestic and international. The Division of Microbiology is actively engaged in several areas of research including AIDS, tuberculosis,
varicella zoster virus, neurodegenerative diseases, biodefense, immunology of aging and regenerative medicine, SARS-CoV-2 and emerging
pathogens.
The academic appointment will be in either the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the
Tulane University School of Medicine (SOM) or the Department of Tropical Medicine of the Tulane School
of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM). Significant collaborations exist among the TNBRC, SOM
and SPHTM which offer unique and highly synergistic resources and opportunities. The academic
appointment will allow the Assistant Professor to be a part of graduate student programs from either
school.
The research portfolio and infrastructure of the TNBRC are focused primarily on nonhuman primate
models of animal disease but other animal models are also available. All necessary resources to ensure that the
candidate is successful will be provided, including ample laboratory and office space and administrative
assistance.
The TNBRC has outstanding state-of-the-art infrastructure to support collaborative and independent
research using non-human primates as well as novel approach methodologies. In addition to having
one of the largest, well-managed, genetically defined colonies of nonhuman primates in the country,
the TNBRC houses a large Regional Biosafety Laboratory, to support research under the NIH/NIAID National Biodefense Program. Research
resources include extensive BSL2/ABSL2 and BSL3/ABSL3 facilities and highly integrated clinical and laboratory support for
studies using nonhuman primates. This includes a full-time staff of clinical veterinarians and technicians
and core services including: (1) Anatomic Pathology, (2) Biotelemetry, (3) Cellular Immunology, (4)
Clinical Pathology, (5) Confocal Microscopy and Image Analysis, (6) Diagnostic Parasitology, (7) Flow
Cytometry, (8) Infectious Disease Aerobiology, (9) Pathogen Detection and Quantification, (10) Vector-
Borne Diseases, and Tick-Borne Disease Vectors), and (11) Virus Characterization, Isolation, Production
and Sequencing.