Faculty Position in Neuroscience

The Department of Comparative Pathobiology in Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University is accepting applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank (continuous term track eligible; tenure track equivalent). We are seeking an individual whose research interests align with or complementary to our current strengths in neuroscience, which include transgenerational effects related to opioid exposure and novel therapeutics for substance use disorder. Other research strengths in the department include animal models of infectious disease, ocular disorders, cardiovascular pathology, reproductive biology, and clinical pathology. Successful candidates will be expected to establish and maintain an externally funded research program while also being willing to engage in collaborative research. They will also be expected to teach in the veterinary curriculum, including veterinary anatomy and/or physiology, and in our graduate programs, with development of a graduate course in the candidate's area of expertise encouraged. Other responsibilities will include administrative service through engagement on faculty committees and associated activities.

Comparative Pathobiology is a multi-disciplinary department that includes biomedical researchers, clinical and anatomic pathologists, and education specialists. Our department is critical for the delivery of the first- and second-year veterinary curriculum which includes anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, parasitology and neurobiology. We also participate in graduate programs, including the master's in laboratory animal medicine and biomedical sciences PhD program.

Research resources at Cummings School include the Comparative Pathobiology and Genomics Shared Resource (CPGSR) which includes flow cytometry capacity, the Clinical Research Shared Resource and Clinical Trials Office, the New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory (BSL-3), participation in the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and our Division of Animal Resources. Our AAALAC-accredited laboratory animal care and use program supports large and small animal models, experimental surgery, regenerative medicine, ABSL2 and ABSL3 containment, MRI and CT imaging, and pathology. See https://vet.tufts.edu/research for additional areas of ongoing research.