CareerPlan

Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)

Kansas City Metro Area, USFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop an independent research program in genomic epidemiology, pathogen evolution, and molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases, while mentoring graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Role type

Assistant Professor (Research-focused)

Builds

Independent research programs and trained researchers

Domain

Academic Medicine / Infectious Disease / Genomics

Deliverable

research

Required skills

[Genomic epidemiology], [Pathogen evolution], [Molecular mechanisms of infectious disease], [Extramural grant writing], [Mentoring graduate students], [Publishing in peer-reviewed journals], [Interdisciplinary collaboration], [Teaching at graduate/postgraduate levels]

Preferred skills

[Respiratory viral pathogens], [Integrating genomic/epidemiologic/clinical data], [Public health impact analysis]

Responsibilities

[Develop independent research program], [Secure extramural funding], [Publish research], [Mentor graduate students and post-doctoral fellows], [Participate in institutional committees], [Collaborate on multi-investigator initiatives]

Seniority

Assistant Professor (Early-career independent researcher)