Job Description
Colorado State University:
Colorado State University (CSU) is Colorado’s land-grant university and a Carnegie R1 research institution. CSU advances teaching, research, engagement, and service for the benefit of Colorado, the nation, and the world. Located in Fort Collins, CSU offers a highly collaborative environment for interdisciplinary scholarship and education, with broad strengths in the life sciences, veterinary medicine, public health, agriculture, engineering, data science, and environmental sustainability.
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences:
The CSU land grant mission is dedicated to education, research, service, and outreach which permeates the college. CVMBS’ vision is to advance the well-being of animals, people, and the planet. CVMBS offers undergraduate, professional, and graduate courses of study, and confers Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in a range of biomedical and veterinary medical topic areas. The College is comprised of four departments: Biomedical Sciences; Clinical Sciences; Environmental Health and Radiological Sciences; and Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology. CVMBS is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and has been highly ranked in national surveys, including U.S. News & World Report, Blue Ridge Institute, and Planetary Health Report Card. CVMBS faculty explore a variety of pivotal issues in human and animal health via world-renowned research programs in infectious disease, orthopedics, neuroscience, cancer biology, animal reproduction, and translational medicine, with annual extramural funding in the range of $60-100M. CVMBS has created the Veterinary Health System (VHS) to provide oversight management of operations of four clinical units and the state diagnostic laboratory to provide a collective and efficient approach to patient care delivered with the highest level of customer service, employee satisfaction, and advancements in medicine.
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology:
The Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology (MIP) comprises more than 80 faculty, and over 400 staff, trainees, and students united by a commitment to addressing consequential problems in animal and human health. MIP is a broad, interdisciplinary department with missions in discovery, education, clinical and diagnostic services, and engagement. With greater than 90 faculty, expertise spans anatomic and clinical pathology, bacteriology, cancer biology, clinical diagnostics, computational biology, genomics, immunology, microbiomes, mycobacterial diseases, parasitology, prion biology, RNA biology, science pedagogy, scientific communication, vector biology, and virology.
The department contributes to undergraduate and graduate education, the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, residency and advanced clinical training, and instruction for students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine program at CSU. MIP is intricately connected with the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, the VHS, and the One Health Institute, and includes major research enterprises such as the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, and the Prion Research Center. This breadth along with a presence on all three CSU campuses in Fort Collins creates exceptional opportunities for collaboration across basic science, clinical medicine, diagnostics, public health, and One Health research. More information about the department is available in the Department Head Prospectus .
Position Summary:
CVMBS invites applications and nominations for the position of Head of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology. The Department Head will provide strategic, academic, scientific, administrative, and cultural leadership for a large and highly interdisciplinary department. The successful candidate will articulate an ambitious and inclusive vision; foster…