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Faculty Job Opportunities 2011-2012
The Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for two tenure-track positions:
1. Assistant Professor in Metagenomics
2. Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cellular Imaging
1. Assistant Professor in Metagenomics
The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in metagenomics. Genome-scale and systems-biology tools can now be applied to communities of organisms. We seek an individual with expertise in using modern system-scale approaches to understand the organizing principles, behavior, evolutionary and ecological dynamics of organisms in structured communities. This could include (but is not limited to) the application of metagenomics to an experimentally tractable system to probe inter-organismal interactions that might be parasitic/pathogenic, mutualistic, or symbiotic/commensal.
Innovative experimental systems, data analysis, and modeling approaches are needed to understand the ecological, evolutionary, and functional interactions within communities. Therefore, applicants with a strong record of experimental work and the quantitative skills required for data analysis and integration are especially encouraged. The successful applicant will be housed in our new Genome Sciences Building and will benefit from membership in the Carolina Center for Genome Sciences (http://genomics.unc.edu/). UNC has a large and successful high-throughput sequencing facility. The successful candidate will contribute to a new initiative in Quantitative Biology and would be affiliated with the NIH-funded graduate Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (http://bcb.unc.edu).
TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter ending with up to 5 key words, a CV, a research statement (<4 pages; 1 inch margins), a teaching statement (<2 pages; 1 inch margins) , and optionally one additional supporting document.
Click on http://jobs.unc.edu/2501695 from any internet browser to apply for this position.
Four letters of reference are required, and may be submitted with electronic signature to cpasternak@bio.unc.edu.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011 with interviews occurring in early 2012. The position will be effective on or after January 1, 2013. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field.
The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer. http://www.bio.unc.edu
For inquiries, please contact Dr. Jeff Dangl (dangl@email.unc.edu; 919-962-5624).
The Department of Biology, in the College of Arts & Sciences, consists of over 55 faculty engaged in basic research in the life sciences. The Carolina Center for Genome Sciences co-ordinates genomics research, training and outreach across campus, and a new Genome Sciences Building to house and foster collaboration between experimental, computational, and theoretical scientists will open in February of 2012.
UNC faculty, postdocs and graduate students routinely interact with colleagues at nearby Duke and North Carolina State Universities, as well as other institutions in Research Triangle Park. The quality of life in North Carolina’s Triangle area is consistently rated among the highest in the nation.
2. Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cellular Imaging
The UNC-CH Department of Biology seeks an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Sub-cellular, Cellular, and Organismal Imaging. Applications are invited from scientists in the area of biological imaging at the molecular, cellular or organismal level. Preference will be given to those developing new imaging technologies and/or using imaging techniques to study molecular dynamics, biophysics or assembly of molecular complexes either in vivo or in vitro. Possible research techniques include, but are not limited to, whole organism imaging, live-cell imaging, cryo-electron microscopy/tomography and atomic force/single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. Examples of experimental problems range from macromolecular structure to signal transduction or cytoskeletal dynamics to receptor-ligand interactions, gene regulation or other aspects of chromosome biology. Strong records in experimental work, modeling and analytical skills are encouraged. The successful candidate will contribute to a new initiative in Quantitative Biology (http://www.bio.unc.edu/News/FacultySearch/UNC_Qbio_Program.pdf).
TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter ending with 5 key words, a CV, a research statement (4 page limit; 1 inch margins), a teaching statement (2 page limit; 1 inch margins), and one additional optional supporting document online.
Click on http://jobs.unc.edu/2501731 from any internet browser to apply for this position.
Four letters of reference are required, and may be submitted with an electronic signature to cpasternak@bio.unc.edu.
Review of applications will begin November 7, 2011 with interviews occurring in early 2012. The position will be effective on or after January 1, 2013. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field. Post-doctoral experience is preferred.
The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer. http://www.bio.unc.edu.
For inquiries, please contact Dr. Kerry Bloom (kbloom@email.unc.edu; 919-962-1182).
The Department of Biology includes over 55 faculty whose interests span the entire spectrum of contemporary life science. Our department is committed to maintaining an intellectually and culturally diverse, interactive, and broad-based community of scientists.
In addition the resources on campus UNC facilities of particular interest to geneticists and molecular biologists include the School of Medicine, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Training Grants in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, the Interdisciplinary Program in the Biomedical Sciences, and Carolina Center for Genome Sciences. UNC faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students interact with colleagues at Duke University (8 miles from UNC) and at North Carolina State University (25 miles from UNC), and a number of Biotech companies at Research Triangle Park (15 miles from UNC). Finally Chapel Hill offers an exceptional quality of life and ranks among the nation’s most desirable communities in which to live (and First in desirable institutions for postdoctoral fellows).