The Baker Institute for Animal Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University seek outstanding candidates for a 12-month faculty tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Candidates must have a D.V.M./Ph.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., M.D./Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree(s) and demonstrated accomplishment in research in one or more of the following areas: virology, immunology, cancer, stem cell biology, mammalian genetics/epigenetics, or genome biology. The successful Candidate will pursue important questions in biomedical research consistent with the goals of the Baker Institute. Applicants with the potential to develop competitive research programs addressing questions pertaining to companion animals, but which also have implications for human health are encouraged. Successful candidates will be expected to develop extramurally funded research programs and to contribute to professional (DVM or MPH), graduate and/or undergraduate education.
The Baker Institute has a distinguished record of scientific discovery across a broad range of interdisciplinary areas relevant to veterinary medicine. The recruited faculty member will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary Life Sciences community on the Ithaca, New York campus of Cornell University, with campus-wide strengths in chemistry, engineering, biophysics, cellular and molecular biology, Comparative Cancer, and Stem Cell Biology. Faculty at the Ithaca campus also have strong collaborative ties with colleagues at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and with the University-wide Radical Collaboration initiatives in genome biology, data science, and infection biology. The Baker Institute offers competitive start-up packages and modern laboratory facilities in a supportive, interactive research environment. For more information, visit the Baker Institute website, or contact Dr. Scott Coonrod at bakervetfaculty@cornell.edu.
Salary and rank will be commensurate with academic credentials and experience.
Review of applications will begin on 11/4/19 and will continue until the position is filled. Electronic application submission is required. Applicants may apply at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15342. The required sections of the application include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, one to three page research plan, one page teaching statement, one page narrative of contributions to inclusion and diversity, and email contact information for three referees who may upload their letters directly to the academicjobsonline.org website. Alternatively, reference letters may be sent directly to: bakervetfaculty@cornell.edu.
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Scott Coonrod, Interim Director and Baker Vet Research Search Chair
bakervetfaculty@cornell.edu
Baker Institute for Animal Health
Hungerford Hill Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14853
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2019-11-04-08:00Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.
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