Associate / Full Professor of Biological Sciences - Microbiome Research - George Lynn Cross Endowed Chair
Company:
University of Oklahoma
Job Location:
Norman, Oklahoma
Category:
Biology
Type:
Full-Time
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus: Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences: Biological Sciences
Description:
Description: The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites application for a full-time 9-month tenured or tenure-track position Associate or Full Professor with a start date of August 2027, and will maintain a 1:0 teaching load as a condition of being appointed to the endowed chair position.
We seek an innovative, creative, and collaborative colleague with a record of leading scholarship in microbiomes who will bring a highly productive, cross-disciplinary, and externally funded program of scholarship to OU.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in using a combination of empirical and computational approaches to problems in metabolic processes. Areas of interest include regulation of inflammation, bacterial pathogenesis, and microbiome-immune system interactions. Further, the successful candidate will have: (1) a record of forming and leading productive interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary teams that work on advancing fundamental knowledge of the role of microbiomes in disease; (2) successfully built collaborations within and outside their institution; and (3) mentored research trainees and taught courses related to the microbiome.
The SBS has integrated research strengths in One Health, Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution and is growing in alignment with the Lead On Strategic Plan; particularly in areas that complement strengths of the OU Health Campus.
OU invests in its faculty by providing support and resources through the Center for Faculty Excellence and Vice President for Research and Partnerships Office. The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences supports faculty development through mentoring, new faculty orientation series, and access to research and educational support. We encourage candidates to apply who are seeking to work in a rapidly growing college with collegial interdisciplinary groups and strong academic units.
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, serving the educational, cultural, economic, and healthcare needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses: Norman, Health Campus in Oklahoma City and the Schusterman Center in Tulsa. OU enrolls over 32,000 students and has more than 2,700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges.
The Norman Community
Norman is a vibrant university town of more than 130,000 inhabitants with a growing entertainment and art scene. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender in "best place to live" rankings. Visit http://soonerway.ou.edu for more information. Within an easy commute, Oklahoma City features a dynamic economy and outstanding cultural venues adding to the region's growing appeal.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Description:
Description: The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites application for a full-time 9-month tenured or tenure-track position Associate or Full Professor with a start date of August 2027, and will maintain a 1:0 teaching load as a condition of being appointed to the endowed chair position.
We seek an innovative, creative, and collaborative colleague with a record of leading scholarship in microbiomes who will bring a highly productive, cross-disciplinary, and externally funded program of scholarship to OU.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in using a combination of empirical and computational approaches to problems in metabolic processes. Areas of interest include regulation of inflammation, bacterial pathogenesis, and microbiome-immune system interactions. Further, the successful candidate will have: (1) a record of forming and leading productive interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary teams that work on advancing fundamental knowledge of the role of microbiomes in disease; (2) successfully built collaborations within and outside their institution; and (3) mentored research trainees and taught courses related to the microbiome.
The SBS has integrated research strengths in One Health, Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution and is growing in alignment with the Lead On Strategic Plan; particularly in areas that complement strengths of the OU Health Campus.
OU invests in its faculty by providing support and resources through the Center for Faculty Excellence and Vice President for Research and Partnerships Office. The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences supports faculty development through mentoring, new faculty orientation series, and access to research and educational support. We encourage candidates to apply who are seeking to work in a rapidly growing college with collegial interdisciplinary groups and strong academic units.
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, serving the educational, cultural, economic, and healthcare needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses: Norman, Health Campus in Oklahoma City and the Schusterman Center in Tulsa. OU enrolls over 32,000 students and has more than 2,700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges.
The Norman Community
Norman is a vibrant university town of more than 130,000 inhabitants with a growing entertainment and art scene. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender in "best place to live" rankings. Visit http://soonerway.ou.edu for more information. Within an easy commute, Oklahoma City features a dynamic economy and outstanding cultural venues adding to the region's growing appeal.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Microbiology or a related discipline.
- Established record of forming and leading research teams.
- Sustained record of high-quality research and publications on microbiomes.
- Demonstrated record of sustained nationally competitive extramural funding for research on microbiomes.
- Record of scholarship sufficient for appointment as an Associate or Full Professor.
- Demonstrated record of excellence in teaching.
- Familiarity with effective teaching practices and mentoring approaches that support students from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Evidence of ability to build partnerships within and across institutions.
- Demonstrated experience in convergent and interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approaches to scholarship.
