Tenure-track or Clinical-track Assistant - Associate - Full Professor – Molecular Diagnostician

Position Title:

Tenure-track or Clinical-track Assistant - Associate - Full Professor – Molecular Diagnostician

Appointment Type:

Faculty

Job Description:

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure track or clinical term faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, or Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate or Clinical Professor in Molecular Diagnostic Medicine in our Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

The Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU VDL) is an AAVLD-accredited, full-service laboratory that serves veterinarians and animal owners of the state of Iowa and across the United States. The caseload is diverse with swine, cattle and poultry samples representing the majority of submissions. The primary responsibility of this position will be to provide expertise in development and onboarding of new molecular diagnostic assays and troubleshooting current assays. In addition, this individual has the potential to serve as coordinator of molecular diagnostic cases submitted by practicing veterinarians and other animal health professionals. The ability to interact, communicate and collaborate with progressive practicing veterinarians and other stakeholders in animal agriculture is essential. The successful applicant will also be expected to assist in maintaining quality assurance programs.

The position will also have the opportunity to teach veterinary students in both classroom and laboratory settings and mentor graduate students and residents. Research efforts are expected to be mostly collaborative and conducted in cooperation with the ISU VDL stakeholders. Discovery efforts are expected to provide new insight, tools, applications, and/or guidance toward improving the diagnosis, control and management of infectious diseases of importance to the Iowa and US livestock and poultry industries.

The successful candidate must have a collegial, collaborative attitude and willingness to participate in departmental programs and committees. The candidate will demonstrate commitment to delivering exceptional diagnostic service, dedication to all levels of education, and contribute to the national prominence of the ISU VDL, VDPAM, and Iowa State University.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in molecular virology, microbiology, immunology or related fields

• Evidence of success in designing and on-boarding molecular diagnostic assays for use in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory setting

• Evidence of experience conducting research on diagnosis, pathogenesis and/or molecular epidemiology of food animal infectious diseases

In addition to the requirements above, below are minimum qualifications at the following ranks:

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Listed above

CLINCAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: A minimum of 5 years of experience in diagnostic medicine.

CLINICAL PROFESSOR: A minimum of 10 years of experience in diagnostic medicine.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Evidence of experience documenting scholarship in the practice of diagnostic medicine or conducting research or other scholarly activity related to diagnostic medicine.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: An established record of experience and documentation of scholarship and impact in diagnostic medicine.

PROFESSOR: A record of scholarship in diagnostic medicine with national recognition of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DVM or equivalent degree

• At least 2 years of experience in development of molecular diagnostic assays (i.e., primer/probe design for high throughput real-time PCR).

• Experience working with high-throughput molecular diagnostic instrumentation, automation, and robotics.

• Demonstrated understanding of production animal agriculture and the ability to capably communicate with food animal centered veterinary professionals.

• Experience working in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory setting.

• At least 2 years of experience in food animal diagnostic medicine

• Track record of collaborative research, and/or peer-reviewed publications, and/or secure extramural research grants/ sponsored research programs.

• Experience training students (professional, graduate) at various levels.

Department/Program & College Description:

VDPAM was created in 1997 to strategically grow the resources and emphasis in production animal medicine at the ISU C