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Assistant or Associate Professor of Microbiology (XOCOM)

Xavier University of Louisiana

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Posted: 03-Jun-26

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Internal Number: 3830

Job Summary

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) seeks a research‑intensive faculty member with expertise in microbiology and infectious diseases to join its founding biomedical sciences faculty. This position is a tenure or tenure‑track appointment, contingent upon the availability of extramural research funding, and carries a distribution of effort of approximately 60% research, 30% teaching, and 10% service.

The successful candidate will lead an established infectious disease translational research laboratory, develop and sustain a productive, externally funded research program, and contribute to microbiology education within the undergraduate medical curriculum. The position offers a unique opportunity to conduct clinically relevant, translational microbiology research within a mission‑driven academic medical environment.

About XOCOM

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine represents a historic partnership between Xavier University of Louisiana, a national leader in educating underrepresented students in the sciences and medicine, and Ochsner Health, Louisiana's largest academic health system. XOCOM is committed to excellence in research, education, and service and to advancing health equity through scholarship, innovation, and inclusive medical education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD/PhD) in microbiology or infectious diseases;
• Postdoctoral training or equivalent research experience;
• Demonstrated record of scholarly productivity, including peer‑reviewed publications;
• Evidence of ability or strong potential to obtain extramural research funding;
• Experience or demonstrated potential for mentoring students and research personnel;
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Established or emerging research program in translational or clinical microbiology;
• Experience directing or co‑directing a research laboratory;
• History of successful extramural funding as principal investigator or co‑investigator;
• Experience collaborating with clinical or translational research partners;
• Prior teaching experience in medical or health professions education.
  
  

Education: PhD

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About Xavier University Of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts:

• #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019).
• Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018)
• #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018)
• #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018)
• The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation.
• The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities.
• Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”.
• College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges.
• College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019)
• Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation.
• The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018)
• Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018)
• Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019)
• The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019)
• Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”. Show more
  
  

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