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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applications are being reviewed for new faculty at any level to join the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Lab (NEIDL) at Boston University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If your research would benefit from BSL3/4 facilities, please apply.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Here is a copy of the ad (also attached)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NEIDL Faculty Positions</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite applications<span class="s1">
</span>from<span class="s1"> </span>qualified<span class="s1"> </span>faculty<span class="s1">
</span>candidates<span class="s1"> </span>at all<span class="s1"> </span>ranks to<span class="s1">
</span>join the National<span class="s1"> </span>Emerging Infectious<span class="s1">
</span>Diseases<span class="s1"> </span>Laboratories<span class="s1"> </span>(NEIDL)<span class="s1">
</span>at Boston University<span class="s1"> </span>(BU), one<span class="s1"> </span>
of only<span class="s1"> </span>two<span class="s1"> </span>national, maximum<span class="s1">
</span>containment<span class="s1"> </span>facilities<span class="s1"> </span>at<span class="s1">
</span>universities<span class="s1"> </span>supported<span class="s1"> </span>by<span class="s1">
</span>the<span class="s1"> </span>National<span class="s2"> </span>Institutes<span class="s2">
</span>of<span class="s1"> </span>Health (NIH). Successful<span class="s1"> </span>
candidates<span class="s2"> </span>will<span class="s1"> </span>hold<span class="s1">
</span>a<span class="s1"> </span>faculty<span class="s1"> </span>position<span class="s1">
</span>in<span class="s1"> </span>one<span class="s1"> </span>or<span class="s1">
</span>more academic<span class="s1"> </span>departments<span class="s2"> </span>
across<span class="s1"> </span>BU,<span class="s1"> </span>usually<span class="s1">
</span>within<span class="s1"> </span>the Chobanian<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>Avedisian<span class="s1"> </span>School<span class="s1"> </span>of<span class="s1">
</span>Medicine,<span class="s1"> </span>the<span class="s1"> </span>College of<span class="s3">
</span>Arts<span class="s1"> </span>and Sciences,<span class="s2"> </span>or<span class="s1">
</span>the College of<span class="s1"> </span>Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The NEIDL<span class="s4"> </span>is<span class="s1">
</span>committed to global<span class="s1"> </span>impact, transforming high-consequence infectious<span class="s1">
</span>disease<span class="s1"> </span>research<span class="s1"> </span>to create<span class="s1">
</span>life-saving<span class="s1"> </span>technologies<span class="s1"> </span>and inovations.<span class="s5">
</span>With established<span class="s1"> </span>programs<span class="s1"> </span>
in immunology, virology,<span class="s1"> </span>pathogenesis,<span class="s1"> </span>
and<span class="s1"> </span>international<span class="s1"> </span>collaboration, NEIDL<span class="s1">
</span>faculty<span class="s1"> </span>conduct<span class="s1"> </span>research<span class="s1">
</span>to<span class="s1"> </span>define,<span class="s1"> </span>prevent,<span class="s1">
</span>and treat<span class="s1"> </span>diseases<span class="s1"> </span>caused by<span class="s1">
</span>pathogens<span class="s1"> </span>with pandemic<span class="s1"> </span>potential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Situated within the bustling academic, medical, and biopharma ecosystem of Boston, the NEIDL</span></span><span class="s7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">contributes<span class="s1"> </span>
to a dynamic infectious diseases hub at BU, alongside numerous global infectious disease departments on the Medical Campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Equipped<span class="s1"> </span>with<span class="s1">
</span>state-of-the-art<span class="s1"> </span>laboratory<span class="s1"> </span>
facilities<span class="s1"> </span>encompassing<span class="s1"> </span>all<span class="s1">
</span>biosafety<span class="s2"> </span>levels<span class="s1"> </span>(BSL)<span class="s1">
</span>up<span class="s1"> </span>to<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>including<span class="s1"> </span>BSL-4,<span class="s2"> </span>extensive<span class="s2">
</span>animal<span class="s1"> </span>housing<span class="s1"> </span>facilities,<span class="s1">
</span>aerobiology<span class="s2"> </span>lab,<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>high<span class="s1"> </span>containment<span class="s1"> </span>insectaries,<span class="s2">
</span>the<span class="s1"> </span>NEIDL<span class="s8"> </span>provides<span class="s2">
</span>an<span class="s1"> </span>unparalleled<span class="s1"> </span>research<span class="s1">
</span>environment.<span class="s1"> </span>Faculty<span class="s2"> </span>members<span class="s1">
</span>have<span class="s1"> </span>access<span class="s2"> </span>to<span class="s1">
</span>technology<span class="s2"> </span>platforms<span class="s1"> </span>within<span class="s1">
</span>the<span class="s1"> </span>NEIDL,<span class="s1"> </span>including<span class="s1">
</span>advanced<span class="s1"> </span>microscopy<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>imaging,<span class="s2"> </span>flow<span class="s1"> </span>cytometry,<span class="s1">
</span>biocontainment<span class="s2"> </span>in<span class="s1"> </span>vivo<span class="s1">
</span>imaging,<span class="s1"> </span>Cytiva<span class="s1"> </span>surface<span class="s1">
</span>plasmon<span class="s1"> </span>resonance<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>Octet,<span class="s1"> </span>high<span class="s1"> </span>throughput<span class="s2">
</span>cell<span class="s1"> </span>imaging<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1">
</span>tissue<span class="s1"> </span>staining,<span class="s1"> </span>spatial<span class="s1">
</span>transcriptomics,<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1"> </span>fluid<span class="s1">
</span>microrobotics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An extensive<span class="s1"> </span>
array<span class="s1"> </span>of university<span class="s1"> </span>centers<span class="s1">
</span>across<span class="s1"> </span>the<span class="s1"> </span>BU<span class="s1">
</span>Campus<span class="s1"> </span>provides<span class="s1"> </span>investigators<span class="s1">
</span>access<span class="s1"> </span>to state-of-the<span class="s1"> </span>art multi-omics, stem<span class="s1">
</span>cell/organoid technologies<span class="s1"> </span>at<span class="s1"> </span>
the<span class="s1"> </span>Center<span class="s1"> </span>for<span class="s1"> </span>
Regenerative<span class="s1"> </span>Medicine, Photonics,<span class="s2"> </span>
<span class="s9">Center</span><span class="s10"> </span><span class="s9">for</span><span class="s11">
</span><span class="s9">Emerging Infectious</span><span class="s10"> </span><span class="s9">Disease</span><span class="s10">
</span><span class="s9">Policy,</span><span class="s10"> </span><span class="s9">Computing</span><span class="s10">
</span><span class="s9">and Data Sciences, CARB-X, the</span><span class="s10"> </span>
<span class="s9">global</span><span class="s11"> </span><span class="s9">antibacterial</span><span class="s10">
</span><span class="s9">innovation accelerator,</span><span class="s12"> </span><span class="s9">P</span>hotonics,<span class="s2">
</span>and<span class="s1"> </span>a Cryo<span class="s1"> </span>EM<span class="s1">
</span>facility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ideal candidates will lead an independent, externally-funded,<span class="s1">
</span>basic<span class="s1"> </span>and/or translational research program in replication,<span class="s1">
</span>transmission and pathogenesis of<span class="s1"> </span>emerging and (re)- emerging viruses at<span class="s1">
</span>BSL3 and BSL4.<span class="s1"> </span>Examples include arboviruses, respiratory viruses, poxviruses,<span class="s4">
</span>bunyaviruses (including arenaviruses), henipaviruses, flaviviruses and other RNA<span class="s13">
</span>viruses, as well as other microbes including but<span class="s1"> </span>not<span class="s1">
</span>limited to mycobacterium tuberculosis.<span class="s13"> </span>Areas<span class="s1">
</span>of interest include structure-based vaccine design, B-cell development, immunologic mechanisms of<span class="s1">
</span>protection, mucosal immunology, post-acute neurological sequelae of microbial infection, insect transmission, and climate change impact on infectious<span class="s1">
</span>diseases.<span class="s13"> </span>Applicants with other closely related<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">expertise are strongly encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Qualifications</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p8"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A<span class="s4"> </span>doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) in a relevant field with at least 3 years of postdoctoral experience is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are seeking candidates who work well in a team and have a strong publication record and, for higher ranks, grant and/or contract funding record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">U.S. citizenship is not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We<span class="s1"> </span>are<span class="s1">
</span>an<span class="s1"> </span>equal<span class="s2"> </span>opportunity<span class="s2">
</span>employer,<span class="s1"> </span>and<span class="s1"> </span>all<span class="s1">
</span>qualified<span class="s1"> </span>applicants<span class="s1"> </span>will<span class="s1">
</span>receive<span class="s1"> </span>consideration<span class="s1"> </span>for<span class="s1">
</span>employment<span class="s1"> </span>without<span class="s2"> </span>regard<span class="s1">
</span>to<span class="s1"> </span>race,<span class="s2"> </span>color,<span class="s1">
</span>natural<span class="s2"> </span>or<span class="s1"> </span>protective<span class="s1">
</span>hairstyle,<span class="s1"> </span>religion,<span class="s1"> </span>sex,<span class="s2">
</span>age,<span class="s2"> </span>national<span class="s2"> </span>origin,<span class="s2">
</span>physical<span class="s1"> </span>or<span class="s1"> </span>mental<span class="s2">
</span>disability,<span class="s1"> </span>sexual<span class="s1"> </span>orientation,<span class="s2">
</span>gender<span class="s1"> </span>identity,<span class="s2"> </span>genetic<span class="s1">
</span>information,<span class="s1"> </span>military<span class="s1"> </span>service,<span class="s1">
</span>pregnancy<span class="s1"> </span>or<span class="s1"> </span>pregnancy-related<span class="s1">
</span>condition,<span class="s2"> </span>or<span class="s1"> </span>because<span class="s1">
</span>of<span class="s2"> </span>marital,<span class="s1"> </span>parental,<span class="s2">
</span>or<span class="s1"> </span>veteran<span class="s1"> </span>status.<span class="s2">
</span>We<span class="s1"> </span>are<span class="s1"> </span>a<span class="s1"> </span>
VEVRAA<span class="s3"> </span>Federal<span class="s1"> </span>Contractor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p6"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pay and Benefits</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Compensation is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and accomplishments. This position is subject to an extensive background check.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p9"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To apply, please<span class="s1"> </span>
format an<span class="s1"> </span>application<span class="s1"> </span>as a<span class="s1">
</span>single PDF<span class="s1"> </span>document containing: 1)<span class="s1">
</span>Cover letter; 2)<span class="s1"> </span>Curriculum<span class="s1"> </span>
Vitae;<span class="s1"> </span>3)<span class="s1"> </span>Brief Description<span class="s1">
</span>of Research<span class="s1"> </span>Accomplishments;<span class="s1"> </span>
4)<span class="s1"> </span>Brief description<span class="s1"> </span>of Research Objectives over<span class="s1">
</span>the next five years;<span class="s1"> </span>5)<span class="s1"> </span>Three<span class="s1">
</span>key recent publications with<span class="s1"> </span>a statement<span class="s1">
</span>on why<span class="s1"> </span>these<span class="s1"> </span>are particularly impactful;<span class="s1">
</span>and<span class="s1"> </span>6)<span class="s1"> </span>Name<span class="s1">
</span>and contact information for<span class="s1"> </span>at least three references.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p9"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p8"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email the application package to: <a href="mailto:NEIDL@bu.edu">
NEIDL@bu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p8"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p8" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Esther<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Esther Bullitt, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director, Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Core<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">700 Albany St, W-302<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Boston, MA. 02118</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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