Position ID: | UTSouthwestern-Bioinformatics-GENOM [#8385] |
Position Title: | Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Single Cell Genomics |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Dallas, Texas 75309, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Bioinformatics |
Appl Deadline: | 2017/01/01 finished (posted 2016/10/21, finished 2017/04/10) |
Position Description: |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) is
building a new Department of Bioinformatics. The launch has been made possible
by a generous initial gift from Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill. The mission of
the Department is to build a world-class computer science program in one of the
leading Medical Schools in the United States. The scientific focus of the Department
is on creating computational methods for integrative analysis and modeling of
complex biomedical processes in high-dimensional and multi-modal data sets. The
development of this program is driven under the premise that bioinformatics in
its core is a pattern recognition problem whose solution builds on the combination
of computational theory and algorithms that are sharable across all biomedical
data types and research applications. Accordingly, the Department will be
composed of a faculty that tackles fundamental questions in computer science
while effectively translating the results into high-impact basic and clinical
research. The development plan for the Department projects growth to 16 faculty
members over 10 years. Moreover, the Department is home to the Bioinformatics
Core Facility and the Bio-High Performance Computing group, which provide
robust analytical and computational workflows to end users across campus.
Further information on the vision for the Department and implementation
strategies can be found at: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/bioinformatics/index.html We currently invite applications from candidates working in all
indicated foundational and translational areas of bioinformatics, but
especially in the area of single cell sequencing. Positions can be filled at the Assistant,
Associate, or Full Professor rank. Candidates may propose research programs with
a significant clinical and/or experimental component; but, successful
candidates will distinguish themselves by proposing a disruptive research
program that rests on innovation in computational approaches. Generous startup
packages and research space will be available through department resources
and/or co-recruitment with other UTSW departments. Candidates applying for a
position at the Assistant Professor level may qualify for nomination for the
Endowed Scholars Program
(http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/programs/nondegree-programs/other-programs/endowed-scholars/index.html).
Screening of applications will begin December 1, 2016; the search will continue until the position is filled. All applicants will be contacted by the Chair. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and should submit a 1-page letter of interest, a
NIH-formatted biosketch including the sections Personal Statement and
Contributions to Science and followed by a complete list of publications, a
3-page research statement, and three letters of reference. All materials must
be submitted electronically to AcademicJobsOnline. Inquiries may be directed to
the inaugural department chair, Gaudenz Danuser.
UTSW is an equal opportunity
employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It
welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority
groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as others
who would bring additional dimensions to the center’s research, teaching, and
clinical mission. |