Assistant Professor Metabolic Engineering and Natural Products
Position: Assistant Professor Metabolic Engineering and Natural Products (Search reopened)
Department: Biological Sciences
Description:
The Department of Biological Sciences of the University of the
Sciences in Philadelphia invites applications for a new, 10-month,
tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor
to begin August, 2010. The successful candidate will possess
a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and postdoctoral training in molecular
biology or pharmacognosy. Candidates should be broadly trained
in methodologies commonly employed to explore questions in natural
products research using molecular biology. In accord with
the tenure track at the University, this student-focused department
requires a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education,
research, and service. The successful candidate will teach a graduate-level
course in pharmacognosy and will participate in team-teaching undergraduate
microbiology laboratories. The successful candidate will be expected
to develop an extramurally-funded research program, and participate
in existing graduate programs (MS in Cell Biology & Biotechnology;
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology; Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy).
The department of Biological Sciences consists of 18 full-time faculty and three staff. There are 160 undergraduate majors, divided among BS programs in biology, microbiology, and environmental science, and 50 full- and part-time graduate students in the graduate programs. The department contributes to the interdisciplinary bioinformatics BS and MS programs, and department graduate faculty members also participate in the PhD programs in Biochemistry and Pharmacology/Toxicology at the University. The Department of Biological Sciences is housed in a newly-opened Science and Technology Center, providing significant opportunity for the growth of its programs. Laboratory and start-up funds will be provided to the successful candidate.
Candidates should submit a CV, a letter of application, statements that address teaching philosophy and research interests, and contact information for at least three references to: Dr. William R. Law, Molecular Pharmacognosy Position, Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 600 S. 43rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Electronic submissions are preferred and must be in PDF format (biopharmacog@usp.edu). Applicant materials received electronically or hardcopy by September 30, 2009 will receive highest consideration.
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