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Assistant Scientist

Highest degree possible in field or equivalent professional experience; Evidence of pertinent experience for the position and qualities for the academic unit.

The Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida invites applications for a position at the rank of Assistant Scientist (Veterinary Research) with a focus on vaccine development for embryonated chicken eggs using genetically modified and to be constructed strains of Salmonella.  and in elucidating ability of bacteria serving as adjuvants to elicit innate immunity in newly hatched chickens. We seek an imaginative, creative individual with motivation to develop these technologies and provide basic understanding of means to induce and monitor innate immunity. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrated proficiency working within Biosafety Level 2 facilities (both laboratory and animal care), experience conducting animal experiments with poultry species, including blood collection, organ procurement and processing, and delivery of live vaccines and challenge infections as well as capabilities and laboratory experiences in microbial genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and avian pathology.  There is a further expectation that the candidate will be able to plan and conduct rigorous research as well as perform relevant analysis of data obtained from all experiments and assays.  The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is one of the world’s largest and most active academic veterinary medical centers, experience in training undergraduate students, graduate students, and technical personnel in both Biosafety Level 2 techniques and protocols in the conduct of research is expected.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the candidate.

The successful candidate will have a DVM/PhD. Applicants are expected to have at least 5 years of experience conducting research with avian pathogens, an understanding of immune mechanism in poultry, and expertise in evaluating innate immune responses. 

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To apply for job number 537546, send a cover letter, your Curriculum Vitae, a statement of your future research goals and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to Dr. Roy Curtiss III, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, FL 32611. For full consideration, all applications must be submitted online. Electronic applications sent as pdf files to rcurtiss@ufl.edu are preferred. A background check is required for employment.

The final candidate will be required to provide official transcript(s) to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.