Faculty Positions
POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT:
OPEN RANK POSITION IN STEM
CELL BIOLOGY
TITLE/RANK: Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant
Professor. Appointment rank and salary will be commensurate with experience.
LOCATION:
University
of
California, Riverside, California.
POSITION:
The
College
of
Natural
and Agricultural Sciences
invites applications for a faculty position in stem cell biology beginning on or
after
July 1, 2008
. We are particularly interested in tenure-level
individuals studying the basic biology and regulation of stem cells and their
potential application to human therapy. The successful candidate will interact
with our interdisciplinary stem cell research center consisting of faculty from
the life sciences, engineering, and biomedical sciences.
Highly competitive start-up packages and state-of-the-art facilities are
available, including a Stem Cell Core Facility funded by the California
Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). UC Riverside is a rapidly growing
campus with central proximity to the major biomedical research areas in
Southern California.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants
must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent and have postdoctoral experience. Tenured
level candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates must have
demonstrated expertise in stem cell biology, preferably with human stem cells.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The
successful candidate will establish and maintain a vigorous, innovative
research program in stem cell biology taking advantage of new state funding
opportunities, as well as federal and private sources.
Opportunities for graduate student training are available through
interdepartmental graduate programs in Neuroscience; Cell Molecular and
Developmental Biology; Biomedical Sciences; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology;
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, and Bioengineering. Teaching
responsibilities would be at the graduate and undergraduate level.
TO
APPLY: Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a brief
statement of research and teaching interests, relevant reprints, and a minimum
of 3 letters of recommendation for Assistant Professor applicants; applicants
for Associate and full Professor level should provide a minimum of 5 names of
extramural referees. Applications can be emailed to stemcells@ucr.edu,
or alternatively, hardcopy applications can be submitted to Chair, Stem Cell
Search Committee, 1208 Spieth Hall,
University
of
California
,
Riverside
,
CA
,
92521
.
Review of applications will
begin
February
1, 2008
. Applications submitted
after this date will be considered until the position is filled.
The
University
of
California
is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
[Posted
12-14-07.]
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