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Washington State University Assistant/Associate Professor - Vector-borne Disease (VMP) in Pullman, Washington
Assistant/Associate Professor - Vector-borne Disease (VMP)
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
March 3, 2026
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
270-NNFACULTY - Assistant Professor, 280-NNFACULTY - Associate Professor
Business Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor - Vector-borne Disease (VMP)
Employee Type:
Faculty
Position Term:
12 Month
Position Details:
The Opportunity:
The Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP) at Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in Pullman, WA seeks to fill a full-time (12 month) faculty position to strengthen and grow our core vector-borne disease program. Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty are leaders in vector-borne disease research. In addition, the Animal Disease Research Unit (ADRU) in the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) is uniquely embedded in the CVM and also has a robust presence in vector-borne disease. Ongoing projects in the CVM center on ticks, vector-host-pathogen interactions, and vector-borne microbes Anaplasma, Babesia, Borrelia, Theileria, Yersinia pestis, and arboviruses. The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to forge multidisciplinary collaborations between units to develop a program in vector-borne disease.
The Responsibilities:
The position is defined as approximately 75% research, 20% teaching, including graduate education, and 5% service. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a productive, extramurally funded research program in vector-borne disease. Candidates with a research emphasis in veterinary or zoonotic vector-borne diseases are encouraged to apply. As a faculty member, the successful candidate will be expected to establish effective collaborations with current WSU programs and be active in the department's graduate program, including mentoring graduate students and serving as a member of student advisory committees. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in teaching at the graduate, undergraduate and/or veterinary professional level and to be active in the academic service arena.
The Department:
The Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology is one of five departments/schools in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The departmental mission is "to enhance animal and public health through teaching veterinary and graduate students, training veterinary pathology and microbiology residents, and conducting biomedical research in infectious diseases/immunology". The department takes pride in what we believe is an environment that fosters collaboration, creativity, personal and professional growth, and productivity. We value and seek excellence in teaching, research and service.
Recently, the WSU CVM and the USDA-ARS-ADRU received funding for the Resilient Livestock Initiative through the Functional Genomics Initiative. This program presents a unique opportunity for a successful candidate to build multidisciplinary collaborations that advance efforts to confer resistance to vector-borne pathogens in livestock-ultimately strengthening livestock resiliency.
The College Overview:
The WSU CVM is organized into five departments/schools, including Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP), the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB