Faculty Positions
Position Title / Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor in Comparative Biomedical Sciences
College: Ontario Veterinary College
Department: Biomedical Sciences
Deadline: June 30, 2018 or open until a suitable candidate is found
Please reference AD #18-35
Position Description:
The Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), University of Guelph is seeking applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor depending on qualifications. This position will contribute to a cluster hire of one health researchers at the OVC, advancing interdisciplinary comparative research at the interface of animal and human health.
Applicants must have a PhD degree and must have a minimum of 2 years of postdoctoral experience. The successful candidate will have potential for developing a strong externally-funded comparative biomedical research program, as evidenced by a solid record of publication and obtaining peer-reviewed research funding in areas which could contribute to the department’s existing areas of strength. The successful candidate will also have potential to provide high quality instruction in the first year of the DVM curriculum (experience in teaching histology preferred) and in the undergraduate Bio-Medical Science or Neuroscience Major.
The Department of Biomedical Sciences is responsible for delivering professional and specialist undergraduate education, and research training. In addition to courses in the DVM and BSc programs, the Department offers graduate course-based Masters, and thesis-based MSc and PhD programs in each of the departmental discipline fields. A large component of the research agenda within the Department of Biomedical Sciences is in Comparative Biomedical Research with expertise in Reproductive Biology and Development, Cardiovascular Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cancer and Cell Biology, Stem cell and Regenerative Medicine and Neuroscience. Several faculty in the Department hold leadership roles in the Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI) and Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI) and an emerging centre in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. There are also extensive opportunities for collaborative studies involving naturally occurring disease process in companion and production animals. The successful candidate will be expected to acquire sufficient funds to support an independent research program and the training of graduate students at the MSc and PhD level.
Guelph is a vibrant community located in Southern Ontario, approximately 100 kilometres west of Toronto. For more complete information about the city please refer to the City's web site at www.guelph.ca.
The University of Guelph has consistently been ranked one of the top comprehensive universities in Canada. A comprehensive university is one with a significant amount of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additional research collaborative opportunities exist at three medical schools located in the region (University of Toronto, McMaster University, and Western University).
Recently the OVC was ranked first in Canada, seventh worldwide and fourth in North America for veterinary science by Quacquarelli Symonds.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The deadline for applications will be June 30th, 2018. Interviewing candidates will begin by late June and continue until the end of July or until a successful candidate has been identified. Interested parties should provide a letter of application (detailed cover letter with current qualifications and a research plan), current curriculum vitae and the names and full contact information for 3 references to:
Dr. Tarek Saleh, Chair
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Email: tsaleh@uoguelph.ca
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.
The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.
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