Position Announcement: Immunologist Tenure Track

The Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor position in immunology.  Applicants must have a PhD, DVM or MD, post-doctoral experience and evidence of research accomplishments.  Of special interest are investigators with research programs in the immunology of infectious diseases, vaccine development or related areas.  The successful candidate will be expected to establish a nationally recognized and externally funded research program and contribute to teaching in the professional and graduate curricula.

The College of Veterinary Medicine offers a highly innovative and rigorous research environment including animal biocontainment and research facilities in the Animal Health Research Center. Interactions are encouraged with other world-class organizations located at the University of Georgia including the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, and the The Center for Disease Intervention.

If interested, please submit a statement of research plans and teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for at least three references to: Dr. Fred Quinn, Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 30602.  Applications received before January 15, 2008 are assured full consideration.  The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.

Selected Infectious Diseases faculty with research interests in immunology

Harry W. Dickerson - Molecular approaches to diagnosis and vaccine development in fish and livestock diseases.

Donald L. Evans - Molecular Immunology; signal transduction; mechanisms of cellular innate immunity.

Liliana Jaso-Friedmann - Comparative immunology; regulation and activation of natural immunity; evolution of effector molecules of the cellular immune system; effector pathways of cytotoxicity.

Julie M. Moore - Human and animal model-based studies of host immune mechanisms in malaria during pregnancy and their disruption in HIV-1 infection; hormone modulation of immunity to infection during pregnancy.

S. Mark Tompkins - Immune response to influenza virus infection; development of novel vaccines and therapeutics for seasonal and pandemic influenza; anti-viral RNA interference.

Ralph A. Tripp - Immunity and disease pathogenesis associated with respiratory virus infection

For information on additional UGA faculty with research interests in immunology, see the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases.

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Selected Departments, Centers and Institutes

Department of Infectious Diseases (College of Veterinary Medicine) programs in microbial pathogenesis, molecular biology of microbial and parasitic pathogens, and the mechanisms of immunity.

Department of Cellular Biology housing faculty with interests in immunology, infectious diseases, developmental biology and cell biology.

The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases Home to 19 faculty with broad research interests primarily in diseases caused by parasitic agents. Accounting for >$20 million in research funds, the CTEGD also administers 3 training programs through an NIH training grant in Molecular Parasitology, a Fogarty training grant with the FIOCRUZ in Brazil, and an Ellison Medical Foundation grant for scientific exchange.

Department of Microbiology Research programs in microbial physiology and genetics, cell biology, microbial pathogenesis, ecology, evolution, population biology, protein biochemistry, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.

The Center for Disease Intervention
Developing disease intervention strategies and treatments

Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute promotes interdisciplinary research and instructional efforts at UGA in the fields of biomedical and health sciences.