Description

Creighton University in Omaha, NE is  recruiting exceptional candidates for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position for Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) in the areas of bacterial pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance.

The department is involved in research and teaching that broadly relates to the dynamic interaction between microbial pathogenesis and host defense (https://www.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/medical-microbiology-immunology).

The Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, the Lynch Comprehensive Cancer Research Center, and the Translational Hearing Center, along with clinical colleagues in infectious diseases afford ample opportunities to establish collaborations.  Candidates will be provided with competitive startup funds, laboratory space, and access to state-of-the-art core facilities (https://www.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/biomedical-sciences/core-facilities).

Creighton University is located on 139 beautiful acres near downtown Omaha. The School of Medicine is one of nine schools and colleges at Creighton University including professional schools of Business, Law, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Health Professions, and the Graduate School. Founded in 1878, Creighton University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution with an enrollment of approximately 7,000 students. The Creighton University School of Medicine embraces a strategy rooted in well-documented institutional mission-driven commitment to Jesuit values and inclusive of education and social justice. The School of Medicine is committed to creating a vibrant academic environment with a strategic vision to create an academic culture that recruits and retains people from diverse backgrounds who aspire to serve in leadership roles in global healthcare settings.

Qualifications

The ideal candidates are expected to participate in graduate and professional student teaching and establish a vigorous independent research program that would ideally integrate into the collegial environment within the School of Medicine.

• A Ph.D. in related field is required
• Additional postdoctoral training or experience in field
•  Ability to foster student learning, development, and decision making in support of their goals, success, wellness, and needs
•  Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport quickly and effectively with a diversity of populations

Application Instructions

Required documents:

• Cover Letter
• CV
• Statement of research and teaching interests, a personal mission statement on how research and teaching activities will reflect Creighton’s Catholic, Jesuit mission (see https://www.creighton.edu/about/mission)
• Names and contact information of three (3) professional references.

The position will remain open until filled and application reviews will begin immediately.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AAP/EEO Statement 

Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The University admits qualified students, hires qualified employees and accepts patients for treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other status protected by law. Its education and employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other programs and activities, are administered without unlawful discrimination.