The College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University seeks a distinguished researcher and academic leader to be Director of the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB). Research expertise in SMB represents the broad disciplines of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology/Genetics, and Microbiology/Infectious Disease. The research focus of SMB centers on the application of functional genomics and other molecular techniques to 1) chromosome biology and DNA repair mechanisms, 2) animal reproduction and development, and 3) biology of bacteria, archaea, and viruses, as well as their roles in pathogenesis and immunology. SMB also has a growing educational research program focused on undergraduate and graduate instruction and inclusive excellence. The Director’