Professor in Bacteriophage Biology & Evolution
Core
Leading research on bacteria-phage interactions, anti-phage defence, bacterial immunity, evolution, and antimicrobial resistance within the PrePARE research cluster.
Role type
Professor (Senior IC Researcher & Educator)
Builds
Externally-funded research programs, graduate training, and interdisciplinary collaborations on infectious disease evolution.
Domain
Microbiology, Virology, Evolutionary Biology, Genomics
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
Bacteriophage biology, bacterial immunity mechanisms, evolutionary dynamics of pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, grant writing, graduate supervision, undergraduate/graduate teaching
Preferred skills
Epidemiological perspective on human bacterial diseases, experience with pandemics, interdisciplinary collaboration in genomics and molecular biology
Technologies
Genomics tools, molecular biology platforms, bioinformatics pipelines
Responsibilities
Develop an innovative, externally-funded research program; supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; teach undergraduate and graduate courses; participate in departmental and university service; foster equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Seniority
Professor, strategic research leadership & mentorship