Tenure-Track Microbiology Professor

School of Molecular & Cellular Biology; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Microbiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology. We seek an Assistant or Associate Professor with strong interests in fundamental microbial biology, host–pathogen interactions, and microbial systems science across bacteria, archaea, and their viruses.

Successful candidates will contribute to teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, build independent

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in microbiology or related field; postdoctoral experience is expected.
• Demonstrated potential for independent research and teaching effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research in microbiology, bridging classical and computational approaches.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in microbiology.
• Contribute to BS/PhD programs and provide service to department and university.

Skills

Teaching

Independent research

Microbiology

Genomics

Education

Ph.D. in microbiology or related field

Tools

Next-generation sequencing

Microscopy

Flow cytometry

Proteomics

Job description

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Microbiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology. We seek an Assistant or Associate Professor with strong interests in fundamental microbial biology, host–pathogen interactions, and microbial systems science across bacteria, archaea, and their viruses.

Successful candidates will contribute to teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, build independent