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The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (SFWS) and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University invites applications for an assistant/associate professor position in disease ecology. This is a 9-month tenure-track position with 65%/35% research/teaching responsibilities and a joint appointment in both the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (75%) and College of Veterinary Medicine (25%).  Information about the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine may be found at  http://sfws.auburn.edu/ and  http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/, respectively.

The successful candidate for this joint position should demonstrate strengths in interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaborations and is expected to collaborate with research teams on campus who have a broad range of expertise. Some examples of the disciplines the candidate may engage with include: ecology, hydrology, climate change science, socioeconomics, bioinformatics, conservation genetics, conservation governance, animal science, vector biology, public health, pathobiology, biogeochemistry, forest health, osteopathic medicine, biological sciences, health equity and environmental justice, and other disciplines related to the ecology and emergence of infectious diseases in humans, animals, and ecosystems. 

Teaching duties include undergraduate and graduate introductory and/or subject matter specialty courses in disease ecology and contributing to the One Health graduate certificate program.