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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Academic Clinical Microbiologist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ July 29th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Academic Clinical Microbiologist. The role involves serving as Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and Director of Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for UNC Health Care, providing technical expertise and collaborating with infectious disease and infection control services. The candidate will also participate in teaching and research activities within the department.

Highlights
  • Serve as Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory and Director of Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.
  • Provide technical expertise at a healthcare system level and support pediatric and adult infectious disease services as well as hospital epidemiology and infection control.
  • Engage in teaching medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows as part of a CPEP-accredited post-doctoral fellowship program.
  • Opportunities for involvement in clinical and translational research with interdisciplinary teams and core facilities.
  • PhD, MD, or MD/PhD required with board certification or eligibility in Medical Microbiology by the American Board of Medical Microbiology or American Board of Pathology.
  • Demonstrated record of academic achievement through research and scholarly publications preferred.
  • Full-time permanent faculty position with a 40-hour work week.
  • Faculty rank and track are open and dependent on candidate’s experience, including tenure-track, tenured, fixed-term, or variable track appointments.
  • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine within UNC Health Care.
  • Start date proposed for April 1, 2026.