College of ACES: Assistant or Associate Professor - Animal Sciences (F1100094) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - myScience Jobs

<table style="height:100%;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#a90021"><td width="80%"> <div class="box" style="background:#980419; padding-left:10px; "> <table border=0 width="1080px" height="80" align=left bgcolor="#980419"> <tr><td width="200" bgcolor="#980419"><a href="/" target="_top" title="myScience"><img src="/var/myscience/image/logo/myscience.gif" height="81" width="180" alt="myScience"></a> </td><td valign="top"><a href="/" target="_top" title="Back to home page"><img src="/image/icon/icon_home.png" alt="Back home"></a>   <a href="/jobs_and_careers/search" target="_top" title="Job search"><img src="/image/icon/icon_search.png" alt="Search for a job"></a>        <span class="st white">In your application, please refer to myScience and reference jobs.myScience/id53292   -   </span> <a href="/linkto.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.illinois.edu%2Fdefault.cfm%3Fpage%3Djob%26jobID%3D12833&module=jobs&id=53292" target="_top" rel="nofollow"><span class="st white">» more information</span></a> <br><br><span style="color:#ffffff; font-size: 22px; line-height:26px; margin-bottom:110px;"><b>College of ACES: Assistant or Associate Professor - Animal Sciences</b></span><br> <font color="#ffffff"><b>14.09.2011  -  </b></font> <a href="/research/universities/illinois" target="_top"><font color="#ffffff"><b>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</b></font></a><font color="#ffffff"> - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois</font> <br><span class="st"><a href="/jobs_and_careers/Life+Sciences" title="Life Sciences (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Life Sciences</b></font></a></span><span class="st">  <font color=white>|</font>  <a href="/jobs_and_careers/Pedagogy-Education+Science" title="Pedagogy/Education Science (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Pedagogy/Education Science</b></font></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr></table> </td></tr><tr><td> <table style="height: 100%;" width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td> <tr><td width="80%" valign=top> <p>The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Mammalian Genomics at the Department of Animal Sciences. This 9-month, full time, tenure track position involves 60% research and 40% teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. and experience that demonstrates evidence for excellence in teaching and the ability to establish an externally funded research program. The position offers an opportunity to join an internationally recognized research program and to play a crucial role in the teaching mission of the University. The successful candidate will teach and advise undergraduate students and direct graduate and postdoctoral research. The successful candidate will develop an independent program in the area of mammalian genomics involving hypothesis-driven research that uses high-throughput molecular, biochemical and computational approaches. The ideal candidate would investigate relationships between phenotype and genomic responses in collaboration with faculty in other disciplines to advance fundamental knowledge in physiology, immunology, and/or metabolism. Candidates using or willing to use a mammalian model such as the pig may be given preference. The starting date is negotiable after the closing date. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 15, 2011. However, applications will be accepted until an outstanding candidate is identified. Applicants should create their profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload as a single pdf, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interest (including future plans), statement of teaching philosophy, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to Ms. Gloria Sax at saxg [a] illinois[.]edu. Questions can be directed to Dr. Isaac Cann, Chair of the Search Committee (217-333-2090; icann [a] illinois[.]edu) or Dr. Neal Merchen, Head of the Department (217-333-3462; nmerchen [a] illinois[.]edu). Additional information about the Department and University can be found at http://www.ansci.illinois.edu and http://www.illinois.edu . The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu</p> <p><strong>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT</strong></p> <p><strong>Integrated Mammalian Genomics</strong></p> <p><strong>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</strong></p> <p><strong>Position</strong>: Assistant or Associate Professor, Full-Time Tenure-Track Position (9 months) in mammalian genomics in the Department of Animal Sciences.</p> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong>: Ph.D. and experience that demonstrates the potential to establish an externally funded research program and excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.</p> <p><strong>Proposed Starting Date</strong>: Negotiable after the closing date.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong>: The Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks candidates for a position as Assistant or Associate Professor of Integrated Mammalian Genomics. The position offers an opportunity to provide leadership and innovation within an internationally recognized research program and to play a crucial role in the teaching mission of the department. The individual hired for this position will teach and advise undergraduate students, direct graduate and postdoctoral research, compete effectively for private and public research funding, and participate in the public service mission of the university.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent program in the area of mammalian genomics involving hypothesis-driven research that uses high-throughput molecular, biochemical and computational genomic approaches. The ideal candidate would investigate relationships between phenotype and genomic responses, in collaboration with faculty in other disciplines, to advance fundamental knowledge in physiology, immunology, and/or metabolism. Candidates whose research includes nutritional genomics using a mammalian model such as the pigmay be given preference.</p> <p>Teaching responsibilities will include an undergraduate course in genetics/genomics or a closely related field. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop a course that is within their area of specialization.</p> <p><strong>Salary</strong>: Commensurate with qualifications and experience</p> <p><strong>Location</strong>: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p> <p><strong>Resources</strong>: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is home to internationally recognized facilities including the Institute for Genomic Biology, the National Center for Supercomputing Application, the Beckman Institute, the National Petascale Computing Facility (Blue Waters project) and the W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics.</p> <p>Closing Date: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 15, 2011.</p> <p><strong>Applications</strong>: Please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload as a single pdf file, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interest (including future plans), a statement of teaching philosophy, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent in pdf format to Gloria Sax atsaxg [a] illinois[.]edu.</p> <p>Questions can be directed to Dr. Isaac Cann, Chair of the Search Committee (icann [a] illinois[.]edu, (217) 333-2090) or to Dr. Neal Merchen, Head of the Department, (nmerchen [a] illinois[.]edu, (217) 333-3462). Additional information about the Department and the University can be found at http://www.ansci.illinois.edu/ or http://illinois.edu/</p> <p>Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu</p> </td><td width="20%" valign=top bgcolor=white> <div class="box"><b>Other Related Job Offers:</b><p>» <a href="/jobs_and_careers/id65735-senior_expert-genetic_biomarker_oncology_phd_m-f-boehringer_ingelheim_pharma_gmbh-co-biberach" target="_top">Senior Expert - Genetic Biomarker Oncology (PhD) m/f</a> <font color="#888888">- 18.04</font></p> </div> <div class="box"><center><a href="http://www.careerjet.ch" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.careerjet.ch/advertise/img/logo_120x31_uk.gif" alt="Logo Careerjet" width="120" height="31"></a></center></div> <div class="space3"></div> <div class="box"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div></td></tr></table> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#a90021"><td colspan=1 valign=top ><div class="box"><span class="footnote"><font color="#ffffff"></font></span> <a href="/linkto.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.illinois.edu%2Fdefault.cfm%3Fpage%3Djob%26jobID%3D12833&module=jobs&id=" target="_top" rel="nofollow"><span class="footnote"><font color="#ffffff">   -   Remove this frame</font></span></a>   -   <span class="st"><a href="http://www.scimetrica.com"><span class="footnote"><font color="#ffffff"> Copyright © - Scimetrica.</font></span></a></span></div></td></tr></table>