Assistant​/Associate Professor

Overview

Title:

Assistant/Associate Professor (F3/F4)

Position Number: #0085032T

Hiring Unit:
John

A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology (TMMMP)

Location:

JABSOM Kaka'ako Campus

Date Posted: 2/18/2026

Closing Date:
Continuous

Salary Information:
Commensurate with education and experience

Monthly Type: 11 month

Tenure Track:
Non-Tenure Eligible

Full Time/Part Time:
Full-time, 100%
FTE

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Funding:
General funds

Other conditions:
This is a legislatively budgeted temporary position with secured funding through June 30, 2027. Continuation of this position beyond that date is dependent upon funding availability.

Teaching: 20%

• Teach credit courses in Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, and relevant disciplines offered by the Department to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students.
• Serve as a research mentor and advisor for undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, and medical residents.

Research: 60%

• Participate in and support existing infectious diseases research interests while establishing/re-establishing own basic science, clinical or translational research program at JABSOM.
• Relevant research interests in the Department include infectious disease pathogenesis, host-microbe interactions, infectious disease epidemiology and diagnostics, clinical trials, and vaccines and other novel engineering of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases such as HIV, SARS-CoV-2, dengue, West Nile virus, Zika, Filovirus, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, Leptospirosis, malaria, rat lungworm, and toxoplasmosis.
• Collaborate with principal investigators within and outside of the department engaged in various aspects of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions research.
• Seek, secure and manage competitive extramural funding in various areas of tropical medicine research
• Publish scholarly, peer-reviewed research in the area of tropical medicine
• Present scholarly, peer-reviewed research nationally and internationally

Service: 20%

• Attends JABSOM faculty development sessions and department meetings
• Participate in the Department's committees for graduate admissions, assessment and curriculum development and evaluation.
• Participate in Department, School, and University-wide service, including serving on graduate committees, department and University committees, and faculty senate.

Same as Assistant Professor with the additional responsibilities below:

• Secure, maintain and manage competitive extramural funding in the area of tropical medicine.
• Mentor and advise other junior investigators in the department in preparing grant applications.
• Participate in relevant national and/or international organizations and committees

• Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.V.M. or other doctoral degree in the biosciences from a college or university of recognized standing.
• At least three (3) years of postdoctoral research experience.
• Demonstrated ability in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Expertise in infectious diseases research with a strong research background as demonstrated by publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain extramural research funding.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement.
• Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.

• Three (3) years of postdoctoral research experience.
• If MD, Board certified or an active candidate for board certification and eligible for Hawaii medical license.
• Current recipient of a career development award/fellowship (e.g. National Institutes of Health (NIH) K series award) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in obtaining independent extramural research funding.
• Experience in BSL-3 pathogens, animal models of BSL-3 pathogens, host-pathogen interactions.
• Experience in International research.

• Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.V.M. or other doctoral degree in the biosciences from a college or university of recognized standing.
• At least three (3) years of postdoctoral research experience.
• At least four (4) years of services as Assistant Professor or equivalent ranking.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and mentoring at the graduate level and service on graduate thesis /dissertation committees
• Expertise in infectious diseases research with a strong research background as demonstrated by publication record in peer-reviewed journals.
• Demonstrated experiences in obtaining independent extramural research funding from federal, state or private sources.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement in the field of specialty.