The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University is seeking an Infectious Disease Physician-Scientist or Scientist to join our faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine.  This is a full-time academic position (tenure track) at the Associate/Full Professor level.

Description
The Department of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of infectious diseases, including microbial pathogenesis, emerging pathogens, and immunology.  This position is part of the State University of New York Empire Innovation Program, which aims to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations to advance the prevention and treatment of disease.

Successful applicants will be expected to establish and maintain an extramurally funded research program and to actively participate in the teaching and service missions of the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University.  The position includes a competitive start-up package, excellent fringe benefits, modern office and research laboratory space, and access to state-of-the-art core services, instrumentation, and facilities.

The Department (https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/medicine), in conjunction with the adjacent Center for Infectious Diseases (http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cid/), offers a highly interactive scientific environment supported by collaborative engagement with faculty throughout the Renaissance School of Medicine and the broader University community.  Stony Brook University maintains cutting-edge core facilities supporting microscopy and animal imaging, flow cytometry, RNA and single-cell sequencing, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and animal maintenance.  The Laboratory for Comparative Medicine includes BSL-3 and animal BSL-3 facilities, enabling high-containment research.

The region?s dynamic intellectual ecosystem also includes Stony Brook University Hospital and Cancer Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Northport VA Medical Center, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, offering unique opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing.

Required Qualifications:
Applicants must have a PhD or MD degree (or foreign equivalent) and three or more years of postdoctoral experience.  Candidates should have a demonstrated record of research productivity, peer-reviewed publications, successful mentorship and the potential to secure extramural funding.

Preferred Qualifications:
We welcome applicants whose research focuses on translational and therapeutic approaches to infectious diseases. Preference will be given to candidates who establish robust, longitudinal human cohorts and foster collaboration with immunologists, chemists, bioengineers, and computational biologists.  

Opportunities exist to collaborate with investigators in the Cancer Center and the Center for Healthy Aging.

All application materials must be submitted online.  Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application.  For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site (https://support.interfolio.com/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807. 

For questions regarding this position, please contact Dr. Bettina Fries at 631-444-3669.

Special Notes
Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center?s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350.  It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/police.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and creating an inclusive learning, and working environment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct, or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.

About Stony Brook University

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