Assistant​/Associate Professor –Animal Health & Infectious Diseases

Job Description Summary

Organization's Summary Statement:
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) School of Veterinary Medicine, in coordination with UMES Extension and the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station, seeks applications for a Veterinarian at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

This position is a twelve-month, tenure-track appointment with an effort distribution of approximately 50% Research and 50% Extension/Service/ Teaching. The position will have multiple reporting responsibilities to the Dean SVM, Director UMES AES, and Administrator UMES Extension.

This position emphasizes research and service in the veterinary and animal-health sciences, with a disciplinary focus on one or more of the following areas: infectious diseases, parasitology, virology, bacteriology, immunology, biosecurity, and epidemiology. The successful candidate will build an extramurally funded research program and deliver science-based Extension and diagnostic service that protects animal and public health across the Delmarva Peninsula, the state of Maryland, and beyond, consistent with the School’s One Health mission.

The developing School of Veterinary Medicine — the first within Maryland — is committed to advancing the health of animals, humans, and the environment while supporting a thriving regional agricultural economy and expanding diversity in the veterinary profession. The successful candidate will help shape the School’s research and Extension enterprise and contribute to the education of veterinary and graduate students.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is the 1890 Land-Grant University in Maryland and a historically Black university, located in a rural setting on the Delmarva Peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. The major metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA, are within easy travel distance. The region is one of the nation’s most important animal‑agriculture areas, anchored by a major commercial poultry industry and a diverse base of small ruminant, cattle, swine, and small‑farm producers.

UMES Extension and the university’s 365-acre Research, Extension and Teaching Farm provide an exceptional platform for applied, producer‑engaged scholarship.

Salary Range: $135,000 – $160,000 annually (commensurate with academic rank and experience).

Contract type:
Twelve-month, tenure-track appointment.

Eligible employees may participate in a variety of benefit plans including:

• Health insurance, including multiple medical plan options for employees and dependents offered through the State of Maryland Employee Benefits Division.
• Prescription drug, dental, and flexible spending accounts, and vision coverage.
• Retirement plans: mandatory enrollment in a state pension system or an Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA, Supplemental Retirement Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state match, Life Insurance (state sponsored Met Life, USM sponsored Met Life Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance).
• Tuition remission benefits for eligible employees and, subject to USM policies, spouses and dependents at University System of Maryland institutions.
• Exempt positions start at 22 days annual per year, sick leave 15 days per year, personal leave 3 days per year, and paid holidays.
• Employee wellness and support resources and access to the State of Maryland wellness programs.

• Develop and sustain an independent and collaborative, extramurally funded research program in one or more focus disciplines — infectious diseases, parasitology, virology, bacteriology, immunology, biosecurity, and/or epidemiology — relevant to the animal industries and public health of the region.
• Pursue intramural and extramural funding (e.g., USDA-NIFA, NIH, USDA-APHIS, industry, and foundation sources) and demonstrate strong grantsmanship.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and disseminate findings at scientific and industry meetings; contribute to the School’s emerging research infrastructure, including diagnostic and laboratory…