Baily
Endowed Chair for the Study of Animal Wellbeing
Associate
or Full Professor
Department
of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
College
of Veterinary Medicine
Washington
State University
Pullman,
WA
DESCRIPTION
OF POSITION: The Department of Integrative
Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN) at Washington State University (WSU) is
seeking an established scientist and leader to fill the Bernice Gilman Baily
and Joseph Baily Endowed Chair in Animal Wellbeing position and to support our
burgeoning focus on affective and behavioral neuroscience. Preference will be
given to candidates with an internationally recognized research program in the
areas of social neuroscience, the human-animal bond, or the neural circuitry of
affect, stress reduction or motivation. Applicants
using modern neuroscience techniques to interrogate circuits and systems that
integrate with existing departmental strengths in broad areas of neuroscience (https://ipn.vetmed.wsu.edu/research)
or with college strengths in infectious disease, reproductive biology, cell signaling,
and genomics are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time (12 month) permanent
tenure-track endowed chair position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor,
depending on qualifications, located at our Pullman, Washington campus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The
effort distribution is flexible with approximately 65% research, 25% formal
teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses, and 10% service being standard.
The successful candidate will have a productive, extramurally funded research
program and is expected to establish meaningful collaborations with current WSU
researchers, actively contribute to the department’s teaching missions. Preference
will be given to candidates that can actively collaborate in service or
research with the Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being (https://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/departments/csaw).
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: An
earned doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences,
or a related field by the time of hire is required. Must have an established
active extramurally funded research program with a record of peer-reviewed
publications and national/international reputation commensurate with rank. IPN
seeks candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to
contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education. Additionally, for the Full Professor level,
candidates must have a demonstrated record of leadership in research, teaching
or service to their university or field. All candidates must have a history of
contributing to high quality undergraduate, graduate or professional education
and excellent communication skills.
DEPARTMENT:
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at WSU is part of
large vibrant Neuroscience community that spans the Pullman, Spokane, and
Vancouver campuses. On the Pullman campus, IPN is housed in a state-of-the-art
research building with extensive core resources (https://ipn.vetmed.wsu.edu/equipment-resources)
and access to cutting edge programs including the Program of Excellence in Addictions
Research (PEAR). The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program (ADARP) and the
Translational Addiction Research Center (TARC), the Center for Cannabis Policy,
Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) and the Sleep and Performance Research Center
(SPRC).
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COLLEGE: The WSU CVM is organized into five departments/schools,
including VCS, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP), Integrative
Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN), the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB),
and the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, each dedicated to excellence in
teaching, research, and service (http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu).
UNIVERSITY: Washington State
University is a Tier 1 Land Grant institution with 65 doctoral degree programs and
professional medical, veterinary and pharmacy degree programs. Research
expenditures are ~$345 million a year. WSU is one of the largest residential
universities in the Northwest and has campuses across the state.
AREA:
Washington
State University’s Pullman campus in eastern Washington sits in the rich
agricultural area known as the Palouse. Pullman is known for excellent schools
and as a safe place to raise a family. Pullman is only eight miles from the
University of Idaho at Moscow and approximately an hour south of Spokane.
Recreational opportunities abound with skiing, fishing, hunting, whitewater
rafting, camping, hiking, and rock climbing all nearby. Pullman is near
numerous rivers, lakes, and wilderness areas; including the Snake, Salmon, and
Clearwater rivers, Coeur d’Alene, Pend Oreille, and Priest lakes, and the
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, to name a few.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: Applications
received by January 16, 2022 will be considered in the initial review process.
Applications
must include a cover letter that states the rank being sought and
indicates reason for interest in this position at this time, a current
curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and goals (3 page maximum),
a description of teaching experience and/or philosophy, a statement that
indicates the applicant’s experience with and commitment to diversity and
inclusion (1 page each maximum), and the names and contact information
(including email addresses) of three references. All materials should be uploaded
as one document to https://hrs.wsu.edu/jobs/. Search for R-3443.
WSU IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of
ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the
Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons
of disability, and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
• WSU is committed to excellence
through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner
accommodation and NSF ADVANCED Institutional Transformation programs
(http:www.advance.wsu.edu/).
• WSU employees only U. S.
citizens and lawfully authorized non-U. S. citizens. All new employees must
show employment eligibility verification as required by the U. S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services.
• WSU is
committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations and services,
programs, activities, education, employment for individuals with disabilities.
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human
Research Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice
Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f) or hrs@wsu.edu.