Assistant Professor - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Assistant Professor

Department

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

Posting End Date

February 10, 2023

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

THE DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

FACULTY POSITION IN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
equity, diversity, and inclusion

and a commitment to creating a welcoming community where those who are historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized are treated equitably, feel respected, and belong.)

. The Department includes 25 research faculty with strengths across the disciplines of microbiology, virology, and immunology including microbial genomics, data science, functional screening, as well as host-pathogen interactions. The successful applicant will establish their laboratory in the Life Sciences Institute

), which houses 85 laboratories across 10 departments, providing ample opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaborations. The new hire will have access to outstanding resources for animal and organoid models, gnotobiotic and level 3 containment, acoustic liquid handling and microfluidics, high-throughput screening, cell sorting, bulk and single-cell sequencing and transcriptomics, microscopy, metabolomics, and proteomics.

Applicants should submit:

Cover letter (up to two 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.
Summary of research interests describing two potentially fundable projects (maximum 4 pages).
Statement of teaching interests and accomplishments (maximum 2 pages).
Statement describing your past contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion, along with your ability to work with a culturally diverse student body (giving specific examples where possible), as well as your philosophy of and potential future contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion (maximum 1 page).
Names and contact information for 3 referees.

UBC is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.

Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world.

UBC is dedicated to ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded throughout the university's academic and work life, recognizing that significant work remains to be accomplished.

For example, UBC's vision is to be a world leader in the implementation of Indigenous people's human rights and is guided in a mission of reconciliation as articulated and called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

It is firmly committed to recruiting Indigenous faculty, students, and staff as outlined in its Indigenous Strategic Plan.

As one of the world's leading universities, UBC creates exceptional research and learning environments to foster global citizenship, advance a civil and sustainable society, to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.