Director of Microbiology

Department Overview

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) seeks an academic clinical microbiologist to serve as Medical Director of Conventional Clinical Microbiology and Scientific Leader with a nationally recognized research program at the interface of clinical microbiology, diagnostics, and infectious diseases. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, based on experience, qualifications, and academic achievements.

The successful candidate will provide medical and scientific leadership as Medical Director of conventional (culture based) clinical microbiology, including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, and parasitology, utilizing culture, microscopy, and phenotypic methods for organism detection and identification. The Medical Director will be responsible for ensuring high-quality, compliant, and innovative laboratory operations, including test utilization, quality management, regulatory oversight, and clinical consultation. The role includes participation in evening call coverage with backup from other Clinical Pathology faculty. Additional expertise in other areas of Clinical Pathology is welcomed.

This position is under the overall supervision of the Chair of Pathology. The appointee shall provide services, as assigned by the chair, in furtherance of the university’s missions of patient care, research, education, outreach and public service.

The full-time annual starting salary for an assistant professor with a PhD in this position is $188,345. The full-time annual starting salary for an assistant professor with a physician degree (MD/DO) is $268,082. Higher salaries would be commensurate with experience and rank. Base pay does not include hiring bonuses or additional benefits such as retirement contributions.

Function/Duties of Position

Research and academic missionA defining feature of this position is a substantial protected research commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to establish, sustain, and grow an independent and/or highly collaborative, extramurally funded research program that bridges clinical microbiology with fundamental and translational investigation. The faculty member will be encouraged to leverage the clinical microbiology laboratory as a platform for translational discovery leading to improved patient care.

The successful candidate will work closely with investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, School of Dentistry, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, and other programs across OHSU to strengthen institution-wide microbiology and infectious-disease research. The individual will be encouraged to develop multidisciplinary collaborations and contribute to collaborative grants, program projects, training grants, and other institutional research initiatives.

Education and mentorshipThe successful candidate will contribute actively to OHSU's educational mission through teaching and mentorship of residents and fellows, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and visiting scholars. Educational activities may include formal didactic instruction at the medical student, graduate, and postgraduate levels, including lectures, course leadership, and curriculum development. Particular emphasis will be placed on mentoring the next generation of clinical microbiologists and physician-scientists and creating opportunities that connect diagnostic microbiology with basic and translational research.

The effort for this position at present is divided:

• 50% clinical effort (cFTE) — clinical microbiology medical direction, consultation, laboratory oversight, quality and regulatory activities, and associated teaching and mentoring.
• 50% research effort (rFTE) — protected effort for development and maintenance of an extramurally funded research program, collaborative research and scholarship.

The Department is committed to providing the protected research time, mentorship, collaborative environment, and access to institutional research resources necessary for the successful candidate to develop a sustainable academic research program.

Required Qualifications

Board certification in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology with microbiology specialty board eligibility/certification or microbiology PhD with ABMM certification. Interest in providing the highest quality medical care and medical education and actively participating in clinical scholar-type research resulting in publication. The best-qualified candidate will be a recognized expert in microbiology and demonstrate interest in enhancing Clinical Pathology services and test offerings, a willingness to build a new laboratory from the ground up, exceptional communication skills, a positive attitude, and demonstrable leadership skills.

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Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]