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Posted: 22-May-26
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 23154
The faculty in the Molecular Microbiology department are united by a common interest in the biology of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) and the effects of microbes on human and animal hosts. The microbial pathogens program studies microorganisms that cause infectious diseases, with emphasis on rigorous analysis of these pathogens and the immune responses that restrict them. Program investigators direct detailed studies of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi and eukaryotic parasites. Research topics include structural analysis of virus entry, viral evolution, viral oncogenes, intracellular bacterial pathogens, microorganisms that cause diarrhea and pneumonia, intracellular signaling, pathogen adhesion, genetic determinants involved in susceptibility to infection, vaccine development, and identification of novel antimicrobial agents.
What You'll Do
Oversee operations of the department to ensure seamless execution of academic and program activities.
Serves as the key integrator for the department and its campus partners.
Collaborators with department chair to develop department goals and strategies for the Molecular Biology Department; with input from the graduate program director, develops goals and strategies for Molecular Microbiology training grants. The role is integrative, applying intermediate specialized, subject matter knowledge and experience to develop, implement, review and evaluate the department functions, including department-based cores such as the BSL3 facility, Media and Dishwashing facilities.
Responsible for implementing timely and effective communications plans and strategies to support the Department, department-based training grants, core facilities, and philanthropic resources such as the David Cosman, Verna Manni, and Andrew and Greta Wright Funds. This role reports directly to the chair of the molecular biology department and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Director of Basic Sciences Administration.
Serves as the key integrator for the department and its campus partners.
Collaborators with department chair to develop department goals and strategies for the Molecular Biology Department; with input from the graduate program director, develops goals and strategies for Molecular Microbiology training grants. The role is integrative, applying intermediate specialized, subject matter knowledge and experience to develop, implement, review and evaluate the department functions, including department-based cores such as the BSL3 facility, Media and Dishwashing facilities.
Responsible for implementing timely and effective communications plans and strategies to support the Department, department-based training grants, core facilities, and philanthropic resources such as the David Cosman, Verna Manni, and Andrew and Greta Wright Funds. This role reports directly to the chair of the molecular biology department and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Director of Basic Sciences Administration.
- Manage department programs from initial planning through implementation. With input from the chair, develops goals and strategies for departmental programs.
- Execute departmental projects from planning through completion, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are met. Implements plans and evaluates progress. Recommends and implements changes as necessary. Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance collaboration, and strengthen cross departmental workflows.
Interpret and communicate policies and procedures, guiding faculty and staff in navigating requirements and maintaining compliance. - Plays lead role in budget development including analyzing and recommending budgets, preparing and presenting reports and projections. Assists in the preparation of NIH training grants and proposals for new funding opportunities or continued support.
- Manages the hiring and training of two department staff members, evaluates workflow and productivity and participates in employee performance reviews. Supervises temporary employees. Has a dotted line reporting relationship with the Director of Basic Sciences Administration and is a key point of connection with colleagues in Research Administration. Works closely with Director on recommendations with budget implication for hard and soft money funds.
- Supports University-authorized international undergraduate research programs, including initiation of agreements and visas.
- Develops department-specific initiatives and needs, such as data management systems and system upgrade efforts, department-supported hard-money equipment purchases and service contracts. Initiates renovations, repairs, and contracts for department labs.
- Provides ideas and content for meetings, seminars, lectures and other special events. Participates in presentation of seminars, lectures and other special events.
- Assist the Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (CIMAR) Executive Director in generating financial statements, projections, considering revenue streams and expenses.
What We're Looking For
Basic Requirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5-7 Years experience
Pay Range
Minimum $79,600.00, Midpoint $99,600.00, Maximum $119,500.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
About Tufts University
This is Tufts.
Tufts is a student-centered research university with a constellation of world-class schools encompassing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong learning programs. Across the university, students satisfy their intellectual curiosity, jump-start rewarding careers, and unlock bright, promising futures. Through rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and a commitment to civic engagement and leadership, our community of students, faculty, and staff collaborate across four Massachusetts campuses to build a brighter world (Medford/Somerville, Grafton, Boston-Chinatown, and Boston-Fenway).
Our employees light the way.
Tufts develops innovative solutions for the most complex global challenges of our time through teaching, research, and an unparalleled investment in civic engagement. In administration and operations, in dining centers and in labs, every employee plays a role in our mission for a better, brighter world.
At Tufts, the work you do matters. So do you.
Enjoy flexible and remote opportunities, innovative benefits, and an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative culture that supports you. Develop your skills. Take classes. Advance your career. ...Do work that makes you proud in a community you love. All while taking great care of yourself and the people who matter most.
We’re all in on creating an anti-racist culture of belonging.
Across Tufts, we’ve deepened our commitment to making the university a truly inclusive place. Where every member of our community contributes and feels like they belong. Where diverse perspectives are seen as our strength, and great ideas are always heard. In offices, labs, classrooms, and beyond, we’re doing this work together, knowing it is the foundation of our mission to create a brighter world.
An innovative university needs resourceful people who make things happen.
Here, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword, colleagues actually care, and community means everything. Sound appealing? Come join us. Choose a campus and find the role that fits you. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply.
See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/.
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