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NOTICE: New One Health faculty position advertisement now posted – University of Florida (USA) https://jobs.ufl.edu/postings/37275   Job Description:   The University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor faculty position in one health. Through academic training, infectious disease and toxicological research, we embrace goals of One Health interdisciplinary collaboration in tackling public health’s most complex problems. The successful candidate will join a growing and dynamic department with colleagues who conduct research in environmental infectious diseases, global health, and toxicology. In addition to research this new faculty member will help in the training of graduate students in One Health certificate, MHS, and PhD degree programs (see http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/academic-programs/). The new faculty member will academically join the College’s Environmental and Global Health Department and, depending upon expertise, may have additional research affiliations with other UF colleges, institutes, or centers, including the College of Veterinary Medicine. The candidate will be responsible for developing an independent research program and for teaching one health, zoonotic diseases, or environmental health courses. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine, public health, environmental health, medicine, microbiology, entomology, or a related field. Previous demonstrated excellence in winning NIH R01-equivalent research funding and in teaching is absolutely essential. The position is supported by a competitive salary and startup package. This is a 1.0 FTE, 12-month tenure track position. The University of Florida is a comprehensive Research I institution that includes a remarkably wide range of academic departments and programs (www.ufl.edu). PHHP (www.phhp.ufl.edu) is part of the University’s Health Science Center, which also includes the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. The new Emerging Pathogens Institute (www.epi.ufl.edu) provides another exciting source of collaborators as well. Other Colleges at UF provide excellent opportunities for collaboration with colleagues in ecology, soil and water science, natural resources, environmental engineering, and nanotechnology.   Provided by:   Gregory C. Gray, MD, MPH, FIDSA Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions Professor, Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine Director, Global Pathogens Laboratory Email: gcgray@phhp.ufl.edu   Academic address College of Public Health and Health Professions University of Florida Box 100188 101 S. Newell Dr, Suite 2150A Gainesville Florida 32610 (zip for overnight 32611) Tel 352-273-9449/9188 Fax 352-273-6070 http://egh.phhp.ufl.edu/   Laboratory overnight shipping address Global Pathogens Laboratory Attn: Dr. Greg Gray Emerging Pathogens Institute2055 Mowry RoadGainesville, FL 32611Tel: 352-273-9449/9418Fax: 352-273-6890http://gpl.phhp.ufl.edu/   The Edward Jenner Vaccine Societyhttp://www.edwardjennersociety.org/ International Society for Influenza and Other Viruses http://www.isirv.org/site/index.php/ The One Health Initiativehttp://www.onehealthinitiative.com/     Note:  Dr. Gray is a member of the One Health Initiative team’s Honorary One Health Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php