Head, Department of Comparative Pathobiology                                                      

The Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.vet.purdue.edu/) invites applications for the position of Head of the Department of Comparative Pathobiology (http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpb/ ). We seek an individual with strong leadership skills, an internationally recognized record of scholarship and research, and the ability to guide this department of 33 faculty members in their continued development of excellence in learning, diagnostic engagement, and discovery. Departmental faculty members have expertise and research interests in pathology, microbiology, immunology, parasitology, epidemiology, public health, toxicology and the human-animal bond. The department has approximately 50 graduate students who participate with faculty members in multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research projects. The graduate program includes residency training in veterinary anatomic and clinical pathology and in laboratory animal medicine. Faculty members teach in the veterinary professional curriculum, the veterinary technology program, and the professional curriculum of the Indiana University School of Medicine at Lafayette. Some faculty members also have partial appointments in other units on campus. The School of Veterinary Medicine has a strong focus on comparative medicine and offers research support laboratories in the Medical Discovery Resource Unit (http://www.vet.purdue.edu/mdru/). Purdue University provides exciting opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary research through the NCI-funded Purdue Cancer Center, the Bindley Bioscience Center and Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park (http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/ ), the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and other academic departments and centers.

The successful candidate must have a DVM (or equivalent) and/or PhD degree, qualify for appointment as a tenured full professor and have a record of extramurally funded research.  Candidates must be familiar with modern molecular technology in the investigation of natural and experimental disease of infectious and non-infectious origins.  Candidates must possess outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; administrative experience is desired.  Commitment to the departmental missions of discovery, learning and engagement, and the promotion and implementation of the School’s strategic plan (http://www.vet.purdue.edu/strategic_plan/StrategicPlan2008-2014.pdf ) are essential. The department head must be dedicated to promoting the career development of others and to promoting an atmosphere of cultural diversity. The department head will work closely with the Director of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (http://www.addl.purdue.edu/), and must value and support diagnostic activities. The department head serves on the Executive Committee and the Academic Leaders Group of the School.

The review of applications will begin on July 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.  Applications, including a statement of professional goals, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of four references, should be sent as .pdf files to whiteb@purdue.edu.  Applicants wishing more information are encouraged to contact Dr. Steve Hooser, Chair of the search committee, at shooser1@purdue.edu or by phone at 765-494-7440.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.

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