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Title Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Synthetic Biology Appointment Status Tenure Department IU Bloomington Vice Provost For Faculty Affairs Location Bloomington Position Summary As part of a major, multi-year initiative to expand research activities in Synthetic Biology across the IU Bloomington campus, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering invite applications for multiple tenure/tenure-track positions at the Associate or Full Professor rank to begin in the Fall of 2024. Appointments will be in one or more departments, including Chemistry, Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, or Intelligent System Engineering. These exciting new positions are associated with the university's multimillion-dollar investment in biosciences, expanding life sciences research on the Bloomington campus.
We are particularly interested in researchers working in the areas of Synthetic Biology, broadly defined. Topic areas could include genome design, genetic circuit design, metabolic engineering, synthetic immunology, cellular design and engineering, biosensing and diagnostics, and biocomputing as it pertains to enzymes, microbes, microbiomes and synthetic consortia, plants, or other biological systems. New approaches to design and engineering that incorporate evolution, selection methods, machine learning, artificial intelligence are also of interest. We encourage applications from scholars who apply interdisciplinary perspectives across a variety of these domains.
Responsibilities: Candidates are expected to sustain an active, internationally recognized, externally funded research program, to engage undergraduate and graduate students through effective teaching, and to participate in service to the university and the profession. Candidates should be able to work effectively in a team environment. To advance scholarly innovation and excellence, we especially welcome candidates who will broadly increase the university's diversity, equity, and inclusion through any of the following: their lived experience, research, teaching, and/or mentoring.
Basic Qualifications Responsibilities: Candidates are expected to sustain an active, internationally recognized, externally funded research program, to engage undergraduate and graduate students through effective teaching, and to participate in service to the university and the profession. Candidates should be able to work effectively in a team environment. To advance scholarly innovation and excellence, we especially welcome candidates who will broadly increase the university's diversity, equity, and inclusion through any of the following: their lived experience, research, teaching, and/or mentoring.
Qualifications: Applicants should possess a PhD in Synthetic Biology, Informatics, Biological Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or Chemical Biology (or a related field) and be committed to excellence in scholarship and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Department Contact for Questions All queries about the position or the application procedures may be addressed to faculty2@indiana.edu.
Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Special Instructions Application Procedures: Applicants should apply online and include a letter of application; CV; statements on research and teaching; a diversity statement that addresses engagement with fostering a diverse and welcoming work environment. Applicants should apply at
https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/22006 and be prepared to provide the names of six references. Review of applications will begin immediately and for best consideration, applications should be received by January 29, 2024. Position will remain open until filled.
Before any conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
For Best Consideration Date 01/29/2024 Expected Start Date 08/01/2024 Posting/OAA # IU-100711-2023 https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/22006 and be prepared to provide the names of six references. Review of applications will begin immediately and for best consideration, applications should be received by January 29, 2024. Position will remain open until filled.
Before any conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
