Jobs at Montana State University

Kelley Kane
406-994-5097
kelleykane@montana.edu

The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in the field of environmental microbiology. We seek to attract an exceptional individual to establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program aimed at understanding the dynamic interactions between microbial life and the environment, to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses, and to participate in professional/service activities. We are particularly interested in individuals whose work complements and strengthens the research interests of MSU faculty, including those focused on microbial physiology and ecology, molecular evolution, virology, cell biology, biomedical microbiology, environmental and agricultural health, and host-microbe interactions.

Montana State University recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.

The department of Microbiology and Immunology is an integral part of both the College of Agriculture and the College of Letters and Science.

The position is 45% research, 45% teaching, and 10% service. The new hire will be responsible for developing and obtaining extramural research funding for a nationally competitive, independent research program that will significantly contribute to understanding environmental microbiology.

The faculty member will participate in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The faculty member will also be responsible for providing services as applicable to the department, college, university, and scientific community.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology combines expertise in environmental microbiology, host-microbe interactions, innate and acquired immunity, cell and developmental biology, zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases, and biofilm microbiology. The department is housed in Cooley Labs, Leon Johnson Hall, Molecular Biosciences Building and the Health Sciences Building. Faculty in the department collaborate with researchers in the Center for Biofilm Engineering and the Thermal Biology Institute, which offer unique research opportunities in Environmental Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, and Industrial Microbiology. Montana State University has both small and large animal ABSL-2 and ABSL-3 facilities. The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology currently consists of 25 tenure-track, 10 research, 3 teaching faculty, ~60 graduate students, and >450 undergraduate students. Research expenditures at Montana State University are approximately $257 million per year, of which ~$54.1 million support the College of Agriculture and ~$12.5 million support research in the Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology. Current research programs are funded by NIH, USDA, DoD, NSF, DoE, ONR, NASA, EPA, the Keck Foundation, Simons Foundation, and Montana Agricultural Experimentation Station (MAES). The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology offers a dynamic research and teaching environment with state-of-the-art facilities for biochemistry, flow cytometry and microscopy, histology, and small (including germ-free mouse facilities) and large animal research. The University supports comprehensive core facilities in metabolomics, microscopy, proteomics, genomics, and Cryo-EM.

Screening of applications will begin on April 15, 2025; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

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