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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenured/Tenure-Track) - Precision Health

MizzouForward

University of Missouri

Job ID: 48522

Location: Columbia

Job Description

The University of Missouri (MU) seeks applications and nominations for outstanding faculty candidates with a focus on Precision Health. This appointment is part of MizzouForward, the most important strategic investment to achieve research excellence and student success in the history of the university. This initiative will leverage existing institutional strengths and address national health and scientific priority areas through innovation and collaboration. Successful candidates will have outstanding, competitive, externally funded research programs in any area of precision health including, but not limited to, Cancer, Immunology and Microbiology, Cardiovascular/Metabolic Disorders, as well as Bioinformatics and Data Analysis. Positions are available in all units across campus and joint appointments between multiple departments are possible.

Incoming faculty will have access to a wide array of state-of-the-art facilities and resources such as the Bond Life Science Center, the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building housing an electron microscopy core facility as well as a 10 MW research reactor (MURR) operated by the institution, that provides access to Radioisotopes and Radiochemical. MU also houses two NIH funded swine centers (National Swine Resource and Research Center and Swine Somatic Genome Editing Center) as well as the NIH funded Mutant Mouse and Rat Resource & Research Centers, the LIDR Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, and state-of-the-art campus supported core facilities, such as the Animal Modeling Core, the Bioinformatics and Analytics Core, the Cell & Immunobiology Core, the Cognitive Neuroscience Systems Core, the Charles W. Gehrke Proteomics Center, the Genomics Technology Core, the Metabolomics Center, the Molecular Interactions Core, the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core, and various PET Imaging Centers. Another major resource aligned with this strategic hiring initiative is the University of Missouri Institute for Data Science and Informatics (MUIDSI), as well as a high-power computing and storage data ecosystem, the Hellbender.

Minimum Qualification

• An earned terminal degree in a related discipline
• Candidates will be evaluated on the following factors
• Track record of external research funding, particularly from federal agencies
• Research portfolio and accomplishments (e.g., publication record, number of citations)
• National awards and honors, membership with national academies
• Interdisciplinary orientation of their work

Application

Review of applications will begin immediately, and candidate interviews will occur on a rolling basis throughout the academic year. Candidates across all academic ranks will be considered. Specific academic home(s) of candidates will be determined throughout the hiring process.

Nominations and inquiries of interest may be sent in confidence to mizzouforward@missouri.edu. If you have further questions, please send an email mizzouforward@missouri.edu.

To apply, upload your CV and a letter of application, describing your current research agenda, accomplishments, and future research goals;

Current MU faculty members on a tenure track or with tenure do not qualify to apply for this opening.

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Handling of Application Materials

After initial review by the committee all uploaded materials may be shared with all faculty in the prospective home department. For affiliations and joint appointments materials may be shared with all faculty in all departments involved.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on the University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards.

Values Commitment

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research and engagement.

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Covid vaccination

All new hires within the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing and the School of Health Sciences will be required to submit proof of vaccination prior to their start date. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, you must do so upon acceptance of employment, so our team has time to review prior to your scheduled start date. You will not be allowed to begin work until you have submitted proof of vaccination or received an approved medical or religious exemption.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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