Professor-RISE Thrive

The mission of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology is to provide comprehensive scientific instruction to students, conduct novel and meaningful research, and offer consultation and service in microbiology and immunology as they relate to human health and disease.

We are seeking faculty candidates working at the cutting edge of host-microbe interactions focusing on parasitology and immunology. The successful applicant will lead a vigorous, independent, extramurally-funded research program, actively participate in graduate and/or medical student teaching programs and provide university and community service as appropriate.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

- Lead a vigorous, independent, extramurally funded research program---75%
- Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.---15%
- Provide university and community service as appropriate---5%
- Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and
colleges-5%

The chosen applicant will participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
PhD in Immunology.

Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years experience as tenured faculty member and principal investigator of an active, successful, extramurally funded research program in the area of immunology and parasitology.
- Minimum of three years experience as course director of university level courses
- Minimum of five years mentoring and supervising graduate students and post-doctoral researchers
- Record of highly cited peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international meetings
- Record of serving as Principal Investigator of an NIH T32 focused on parasitism

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

JUNE 01, 2025

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW-Madison's strengths, RISE expands the University's successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions.

Over the next three academic years, UW-Madison will substantially increase current research computing personnel and hardware infrastructure. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The RISE community, and extended campus community, will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.

Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is April 7, 2025, however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. Your application must be received through the Jobs at UW portal to be considered as a candidate. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit the following:
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Cover letter describing your interest in this position
- 3 page Research Statement
- List of contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

John Lawler
jlawler2@wisc.edu
608-263-5591
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Professor(FA020)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/MED MICROBIO/MED MICRO

Faculty

312426-FA