Job Information
Washington State University Associate/Full Professor, tenure-track in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology in Pullman, Washington
Associate/Full Professor, tenure-track in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Available Title(s):
280-NNFACULTY - Associate Professor, 290-NNFACULTY - Professor
Business Title:
Associate/Full Professor, tenure-track in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Employee Type:
Faculty
Time Type:
Full time
Position Term:
12 Month
Position Details:
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
This is a full-time (12 month), permanent tenure-track Associate or Full Professor position in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP) that focuses on elk hoof disease as part of a program studying infectious diseases of wildlife and diseases that occur at the wildlife-domestic animal interface.
Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has led research into elk hoof disease since the Washington State Legislature provided generous operating funding and mandated the College as the state's lead to monitor and assess causes of and potential solutions for the disease in 2017. The College's robust interdisciplinary program works collaboratively with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, other state, federal, and tribal wildlife management and agricultural agencies, and research institutions with the goal of developing science-based information to better manage the disease.
Elk hoof disease, also called treponeme-associated hoof disease, is an emerging infectious disease affecting elk in the northwestern U.S. The etiology is likely polybacterial and multifactorial, but the presence of treponeme bacteria, similar to those associated with digital dermatitis in livestock, are a hallmark of the disease. As such, investigations are incorporated into ongoing programs studying emerging and endemic infectious diseases of wildlife occurring at the wildlife-domestic animal interface, including investigation of ecological systems that influence the risk of emerging disease occurring in wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. More information on WSU research and outreach on elk hoof disease is available at https://vetmed.wsu.edu/departments/veterinary-microbiology-and-pathology/elk-hoof-disease/
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The position is defined as approximately 75% research/graduate education, 20% outreach, and 5% service. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a productive research and outreach program on elk hoof disease and, secondarily, other infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface. Maintaining current, and developing new, collaborations with researchers, managers, and stakeholders is critical for the function of a successful program. Staying active in the department's graduate program, including mentoring graduate students and serving as a member of student advisory committees, is expected. Service activities can include service to the profession, Department, College, or University. Additional responsibilities include supervision of support staff, e.g., scientific assistant and post-doctoral fellow, and administrative responsibilities, e.g., budgeting, annual reporting.
The applicant's research area must be compatible with the goals of the elk hoof disease program mandate. Research focus should include but not be limited to wildlife/livestock infectious disease ecology, wildlife ecology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, microbiology, bioinformatics, immunology, disease surveillance, and diagnostics. Candidates with a research emphasis on wildlife ecology and epidemiology, infectious hoof diseases of livestock and/or wildlife, or