As part of the University of Georgia’s Precision One Health Hiring Initiative, the Department of
Population Health is seeking a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor focused on Precision Diagnostics. The selected faculty member will utilize molecular tools to rapidly identify unique antigenic and pathogenic characteristics, biomarkers, and distinctive metabolic pathways of disease agents of human and animal populations. In addition, this position will develop bioinformatic pipelines that harness molecular data with individual and temporal metadata sets of samples to contribute to the understanding of disease etiology, ecology, transmission dynamics, pathogenesis, and host and environmental factors that contribute to disease progression.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and a proven track record analyzing viral diseases of food and fiber animals with a focus on diagnostics, epidemiology and ecology of infectious disease. The successful candidate for the position will have the opportunity to participate with an interdisciplinary precision medicine program team working with OMICS experts, engineers, frontline practitioners, policymakers and communications experts to translate basic findings from the bench to the bedside or industry with the overall goal of improving the health and wellbeing of food and fiber animals, pets and their human families. The Precision Health and Medicine initiative at UGA seeks to hire 16 new faculty positions focus on the three pillars of infectious and non-infectious disease management including pathogenesis and diagnostics (this position), preventive measures and therapeutic interventions.

The College of Veterinary Medicine will utilize this initiative to demonstrate our commitment to
diversifying our faculty and ensure that we maintain and grow the culture of equity and inclusivity in our college. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the university and college, and this hiring initiative will make use of the best practices to ensure an inclusive search process. The Diversity and Inclusion Plan for the college identifies priority areas for our investments, and through the 2021-2022 academic year we will develop a Diversity Strategic Plan as part of a campus-wide effort.

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent in virology and further knowledge in epidemiology or ecology of infectious disease, or a related field, and demonstrated expertise in molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics.

Tenure Track Associate Professor
Qualifications: Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent in virology and a minimum of 5-years in rank at the Assistant Professor level before the start date.

Tenure Track Full Professor
Qualifications: Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent in virology and a minimum of 5-years in rank at the Associate Professor level before the start date.

Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure of Academic Rank Faculty can be found here:
https://provost.uga.edu/faculty-affairs/UGA_Guidelines_for_APT_approved_2_2020.pdf
Discipline-specific criteria and procedures for promotion and tenure can be found at:
https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Population_Health2015.pdf
Rank, salary, and terms of appointment will be dependent upon qualifications and experience of the applicant.

All application materials must be received by June 30, 2022, to ensure full consideration and
applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Questions regarding this position may be
directed to either Catherine Logue (Catherine.Logue@uga.edu), Search Committee Chairperson, or Dr. Mark Jackwood, Population Health Department Head (mjackwoo@uga.edu).

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).