Associate or Full Professor of Microbiology and Cell Science (74792)

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This is a 9-month tenure-accruing position that will be 20% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 80% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), available in the Microbiology and Cell Science Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Duties will include: 1) research in multi-omics data integration including machine learning and other algorithms in artificial intelligence; 2) training of Ph.D. students in the above research areas; and 3) teach a graduate course in multi-omics data integration. Tenure will accrue in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science. The faculty member will participate actively in graduate education by chairing graduate committees, serving on graduate committees, supervising thesis and dissertation research, supervising undergraduate research, and publishing the results with their graduate students. The faculty member will seek external contract and grant funding actively to support their program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in their program area.

The successful candidate will engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising. Faculty are encouraged to support and participate in the CALS Honors Program, distance education, and international education.

Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in all three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description. Tenure will accrue in the Microbiology and Cell Science department and may be requested upon hire.

This faculty position is expected to have opportunities to interact with University of Florida’s AI initiative ( https://ai.ufl.edu/ ), an ambitious university-wide effort anchored by a recent $70M gift from Chris Malakowsky and NVIDIA corporation. This initiative is aimed at reformulating UF’s research, teaching and extension missions by tightly integrating AI into all aspects of the university. The successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to an ambitious academic-industry partnership aimed at integrating AI into the fabric of how the university conducts research, education and extension.

Research computing capacity at the University of Florida is managed by UF Research Computing ( https://www.rc.ufl.edu/ ) and includes HiPerGator3, a cluster of 66,000 CPU cores, 544 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti GPUs and 48 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 GPUs. UF’s AI-focused supercomputer, HiPerGatorAI is currently the largest AI computing infrastructure of any university in the country. HiPerGatorAI includes 140 NVIDIA DGX A100 SuperPod nodes (1120 Ampere A100 GPUs and 35,840 AMD CPU cores) system is now available to all UF faculty.

Required :

Documented evidence of experience commensurate with an Associate Professor or Full Professor, such as an outstanding record of publication at a university or facility engaged in research.

Sufficient teaching experience to teach graduate courses on data analysis. Must document record of previous course teaching at the university level.

A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in microbiology, cell biology, computer science, or a field closely related to any of these disciplines. Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding. Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system. Candidates must also have a commitment to IFAS core values of excellence, diversity, global involvement, and accountability.

Postdoctoral experience is required.

Strong quantitative skills.

Strong publication record.

Current support through external grants.

Preferred :

Extensive experience in coding.

For full consideration, candidates should apply and submit additional materials by November 15, 2021. The position will remain open until a viable applicant pool is determined.

Nominations

Nominations are welcome. Nominations need to include the complete name and address of the nominee. This information should be sent to:

Please refer to Requisition # 74792

Prof. Valerie de Crécy-Lagard

Chair, Search and Screen Committee

University of Florida

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Microbiology and Cell Science Department

1355 Museum Dr., PO Box 110700

Gainesville, FL 32611-0700

Telephone: 352-392-1906

Facsimile: 352-392-5922

Electronic Mail: vcrecy@ufl.edu

Application Information

Individuals wishing to apply should go online to http://apply.interfolio.com/88072 and submit:

• Cover letter that states applicant’s interest in the position and qualifications relative to the credentials listed above
• Curriculum vitae
• Contact information (including email addresses) for three individuals willing to write letters of recommendation
• Unofficial transcripts

Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) .

Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws.

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. The University and greater Gainesville community enjoy a diversity of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities.

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