Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Physiology and Neurobiology
The Department of Physiology and Neurobiology seeks applications from
outstanding scientists for a tenure-track position at the assistant,
associate, or full professor level. The successful candidate will be
expected to maintain an impactful and independent research program
addressing fundamentally important questions in any area of Physiology
and Neurobiology, serve as Faculty Director of the Bioscience Electron
Microscopy Laboratory (BEML; emlab.uconn.edu) and participate in
graduate and undergraduate teaching in the department.
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is in the midst of a
transformational period of growth supported by the $1.7B Next
Generation Connecticut (http://nextgenct.uconn.edu/) and the $1B
Bioscience Connecticut (http://biosciencect.uchc.edu/) investments and
a bold new Academic Plan: Path to Excellence (http://issuu.com/uconnprovost/docs/academic-plan-single-hi-optimized_1).
We are pleased to continue these investments by inviting applications
for faculty positions in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. For more
information, please visit the department website at
http://www.pnb.uconn.edu/
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to research
and scholarship through extramural funding (in disciplines where
applicable), high quality publications, impact as measured through
citations, performances and exhibits (in disciplines where
applicable), and national recognition as through honorific awards. In
the area of teaching, the successful candidate will share a deep
commitment to effective instruction at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, development of innovative courses and mentoring of students in
research, outreach and professional development. Successful candidates
will also be expected to broaden participation among members of
under-represented groups; demonstrate through their research,
teaching, and/or public engagement the richness of diversity in the
learning experience; integrate multicultural experiences into
instructional methods and research tools; and provide leadership in
developing pedagogical techniques designed to meet the needs of
diverse learning styles and intellectual interests.
Minimum Qualifications
A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Physiology, Neurobiology, Biophysics,
Cell Biology, Structural Biology or related area; at least 5 years of
post-degree research experience using Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM,
and/or CryoEM); a strong record of peer-reviewed publications; a
proven record of excellence in teaching both undergraduate and
graduate students; demonstrated organizational and leadership skills
required to serve as the Faculty Director of BEML; and a deep
commitment to promoting diversity through their academic and research
programs. Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise using innovative ultrastructural or molecular imaging
methods to study fundamental mechanisms in physiological and/or
neurobiological systems; an outstanding record of research and
scholarship excellence; commitment to effective teaching, integrating
technology into instruction, on-line instruction; and the ability to
contribute through research and research, teaching, and/or public
engagement to the diversity and excellence of the learning experience.
Appointment Terms
This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure track position with an
anticipated start date of August 23, 2017. The successful candidate’s
academic appointment and laboratory space will be at the Storrs
campus. Faculty may also be asked to teach at one of UConn’s regional
campuses as part of their ordinary workload. Rank and salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To Apply
Please submit the following: a cover letter; curriculum vitae;
teaching statement (including teaching philosophy, teaching
experience, commitment to effective learning, concepts for new course
development, etc.); research and scholarship statement (innovative
concepts that will form the basis of academic career, experience in
proposal development, mentorship of graduate students, etc.);
commitment to diversity statement (including broadening participation,
integrating multicultural experiences in instruction and research and
pedagogical techniques to meet the needs of diverse learning styles,
etc.); sample journal articles or books. Five letters of reference
should be sent to: Faculty Search Committee, Search #2017070, 75 North
Eagleville Road, U-3156, Storrs, CT 06269 or e-mailed to
linda.armstrong@uconn.edu.
Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. Employment of the
successful candidate will be contingent upon the successful completion
of a pre-employment criminal background check. (Search 2017070)
For questions regarding this position, prospective applicants should
contact akiko.nishiyama@uconn.edu or joseph.loturco@uconn.edu,
University of Connecticut, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology,
Unit 3156, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3149.
All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics
which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.
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