Assistant Professor in Tropical Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching: 40%Teach assigned undergraduate and graduate courses (up to 6 credit hours per semester) including parasitology and One Health courses. Serve as an instructor and coordinate teaching assistants for lab courses. Serve as a research mentor and advisor for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, and medical residents. Coordinate and serve as a mentor for undergraduate research experiences and certificate capstone projects. Research: 40%Participate in and support existing infectious diseases research interests while establishing/re-establishing own basic science, clinical or translational research program at JABSOM. Relevant research interests in the Department include infectious disease pathogenesis, host-microbe interactions, infectious disease epidemiology and diagnostics, clinical trials, and vaccines and other novel engineering of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases such as HIV, SARS-CoV-2, dengue, West Nile virus, Zika, Filovirus, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, Leptospirosis, malaria, rat lungworm, and toxoplasmosis. Collaborate with principal investigators within and outside of thedepartment engaged in various aspects of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions research. Seek, secure and manage competitive extramural funding in various areas of tropical medicine research. Present scholarly, peer-reviewed research outcomes nationally and internationally. Publish research work in leading scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in various areas of tropical medicine. Service: 20%AttendJABSOM faculty development sessions and department meetings Participate in the Department’s committees for graduate admissions, assessment and curriculum development and evaluation. Participate in school and university-wide committees, and faculty senate. Perform other academic tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph. D. or equivalent terminal degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences from a college or university of recognized standing with major coursework in parasitology and immunology, or a closely related field. Demonstrated ability in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and mentoring students effectively. Demonstrated scholarly achievement with a peer-reviewed publication record in the field of parasitology, immunology, One Health or a closely related field. Demonstrated ability to obtain research funding. Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.

Desirable Qualifications: Ph. D. in a field closely aligned with Tropical Medicine. Demonstrated experience in obtaining independent, extramural research funding. At least 1-year prior experience teaching college-level biological science courses, including a course on parasitology, One-Health or a closely related field. Demonstrated ability to contribute to the department’s teaching at all undergraduate and graduate levels. Inquiries: Dr. William Boisvert - wab@hawaii.edu EEO, Clery Act, ADA The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit:https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/ Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at:https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office. Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by‑time basis. For further information, please refer to the following link:https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/