Research Scientist Dual Posted

Life Sciences Center

The Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases (CIEID) at the University of Missouri is seeking a highly motivated

Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist to strengthen andhelp lead an expanding interdisciplinary research program ininfluenza aerosol biology and airborne transmission. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to assume a central scientificleadership role in a multidisciplinary P01 program focused oninfluenza transmission as part of the NIAID Influenza Transmission Research Consortium (ITRC), as well as complementary NIHR
01-supported research on influenza transmission. Together, these programs integrate human studies, controlled animal transmissionmodels, aerosol science, virology, immunology, engineering, and quantitative analysis.

A major goal of the transmission program is to understand whyinfected hosts differ in the amount and infectivity of virusreleased into aerosols and why exposure results in infection insome recipients but not others. The scientist will help define the mechanisms that govern influenza transmission by integrating viral,host, immune, aerosol, and environmental factors across human studies and controlled animal models. Research will encompass viraldeterminants of transmission, infectious virus shedding, aerosolgeneration and characterization, recipient susceptibility, particletransport and airflow, and other mechanisms governing airbornetransmission.

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in aerosol science, respiratory transmission,engineering, or related areas who can provide scientific and technical leadership and advance interdisciplinary transmissionresearch across the P01 and R01 programs.

At the Senior Research Scientist level,assume greater responsibility for scientific project leadership,cross-project scientific integration, mentoring, and development ofnew research directions.

The Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases (CIEID) at the University of Missouri provides a highly collaborative environment for interdisciplinary research on influenza and other emerging respiratory viruses. The Center brings togetherinvestigators with expertise in virology, immunology, aerosolscience, engineering, animal models, genomics, computationalbiology, and public health, creating a strong environment forstudying influenza transmission across disciplinary boundaries. The program draws on expertise and resources across the School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Engineering,College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Bond Life Sciences Center, and Institute for Data Science and Informatics,providing extensive opportunities for cross-disciplinarycollaboration.

The research program has access to newly establishedABSL-2 animal transmission facilities, BSL-3 and ABSL-3biocontainment facilities, aerosol sampling and engineering capabilities, advanced laboratory automation systems, and institutional core facilities supporting genomics, proteomics,metabolomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and computationalbiology.

A multidisciplinary P01 program focused on influenza transmissionas part of the NIAID Influenza Transmission Research Consortium(ITRC), together with complementary NIH R01-supported research,provides opportunities to integrate human studies with controlledswine and ferret transmission models, develop new approachesformeasuring infectious aerosols, and define the mechanisms that govern airborne influenza transmission. The successful candidate will have substantial opportunities for scientific leadership,cross-project scientific integration, interdisciplinary collaboration, publication, grant development,…