Position Description

The Department of Comparative Medicine (DCM) at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time faculty position in comparative pathology at the Assistant Professor level without tenure due to funding. For assistant professors WOT, tenure-track, and all research and professorial teaching track are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.

The base salary range for this position will be: $10,833.33- $12,500 per month ($130,000 - $150,000 annually) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Since 1969, the University of Washington School of Medicine has ranked among the top five educational institutions in receipt of federal funding. This position will be expected to work with a wide variety of animal species with particular emphasis on laboratory animal species and genetically altered mice. The successful candidate will have primary operational responsibility for the departmental diagnostic laboratory. They will also participate in our NIH-funded research-training program and in our teaching program. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, an an advanced degree in a relevant area. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in clinical diagnostic, research, case management and teaching activities. The applicant will be expected to engage in excellent comparative pathology and high-level research activities.

The DCM has a faculty of 45 primary, clinical, and affiliate veterinarians and scientists who have diverse training and expertise in laboratory animal biology and medicine, veterinary pathology, surgery, internal medicine, and aquatic animals. DCM faculty research interests are broad and include specific expertise in hematologic cancer, developmental immunology, inflammatory lung disease, innate immunity, inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, comparative pathology, nutrition/metabolism, embryonic stem cell biology, and aging. Additional information about the Department can be found at the following website: https://www.washington.edu/compmed/

Qualifications

• The applicant must have a D.V.M. or V.M.D. or foreign equivalent from a school or college accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
• The applicant must also be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology with particular experience in the use and characterization of mouse models of human diseases.
• Experience in anatomic and diagnostic pathology of a variety of animals, which may include rodents, pigs, ferrets, and rabbits, is required.

Instructions

All application materials are to be submitted through Interfolio. Letter of intent and CV should be addressed to the chair of the Department of Comparative Medicine, Dr. Thea Brabb as shown below:

Thea Brabb, DVM, PhD, DACLAM

Professor and Chair

Department of Comparative Medicine

Box 357340

Seattle, WA 98195-7190

Phone: (206)685-3256

Email: thea@uw.edu

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

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COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information

Under University of Washington (UW) Policy, University-compensated personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.