Job Description:
The Department of Biology at the University of Puget Sound, a predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, seeks to recruit a tenure-line Assistant Professor with interests and experience in applied bioinformatics. Excellence in teaching is highly valued at Puget Sound and we expect the individual in this position to teach undergraduate courses in the areas of molecular biology/genetics from the introductory level through upper-division courses, including a course in applied bioinformatics, and work with faculty to incorporate applied bioinformatics and computational biology into new and existing courses within the biology curriculum. A typical teaching load consists of one class with its three accompanying laboratory sections, or the equivalent, each semester. We expect the individual in this position to develop an active research program in their areas of bioinformatics and computational biology that incorporates undergraduate research opportunities, and who complements existing research efforts in the Department of Biology. We are interested in a wide variety of model and non-model systems and bioinformatics applications. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Biology, Bioinformatics, or similar discipline. Postdoctoral experience desired. Compensation and Benefits: Rank: Assistant Professor Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit: http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices–services/human-resources/overview-of-university-benefit/.
Additional Info:
Appointment: Department of Biology, full-time tenure-line Assistant Professor position; begins Fall, 2018. About Puget Sound: The University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington, a vibrant, diverse mid-sized urban port city. Within, and near, Tacoma there is ready access to urban, rural, and natural areas as well as opportunities to participate in a wide variety of cultural activities. Candidate’s Diversity Statement. As a department and university, we are strongly committed to creating an inclusive and effective teaching, learning, and working environment for all. In the candidate’s diversity statement, applicants should comment on their ability to contribute meaningfully to our on-going commitment to be informed and competent with regard to issues of diversity, equity, and individual differences. We encourage applicants to reference the University of Puget Sound’s current Diversity Strategic Plan (DSP) at http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/diversity-at-puget-sound/diversity-strategic-plan/ prior to writing this statement. While not an exhaustive list, the following are some ways candidates can express their qualification:
The Department of Biology at the University of Puget Sound, a predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, seeks to recruit a tenure-line Assistant Professor with interests and experience in applied bioinformatics. Excellence in teaching is highly valued at Puget Sound and we expect the individual in this position to teach undergraduate courses in the areas of molecular biology/genetics from the introductory level through upper-division courses, including a course in applied bioinformatics, and work with faculty to incorporate applied bioinformatics and computational biology into new and existing courses within the biology curriculum. A typical teaching load consists of one class with its three accompanying laboratory sections, or the equivalent, each semester. We expect the individual in this position to develop an active research program in their areas of bioinformatics and computational biology that incorporates undergraduate research opportunities, and who complements existing research efforts in the Department of Biology. We are interested in a wide variety of model and non-model systems and bioinformatics applications. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Biology, Bioinformatics, or similar discipline. Postdoctoral experience desired. Compensation and Benefits: Rank: Assistant Professor Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit: http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices–services/human-resources/overview-of-university-benefit/.
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Additional Info:
Appointment: Department of Biology, full-time tenure-line Assistant Professor position; begins Fall, 2018. About Puget Sound: The University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington, a vibrant, diverse mid-sized urban port city. Within, and near, Tacoma there is ready access to urban, rural, and natural areas as well as opportunities to participate in a wide variety of cultural activities. Candidate’s Diversity Statement. As a department and university, we are strongly committed to creating an inclusive and effective teaching, learning, and working environment for all. In the candidate’s diversity statement, applicants should comment on their ability to contribute meaningfully to our on-going commitment to be informed and competent with regard to issues of diversity, equity, and individual differences. We encourage applicants to reference the University of Puget Sound’s current Diversity Strategic Plan (DSP) at http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/diversity-at-puget-sound/diversity-strategic-plan/ prior to writing this statement. While not an exhaustive list, the following are some ways candidates can express their qualification:
- Your lived experiences and/or identities that speak to the department and university’s commitment to inclusion and diversity;
- Demonstration of your awareness of inequities for underrepresented student populations in education, research experience, and other opportunities;
- Brief insights on why diversity is important at institutions like the University of Puget Sound;
- Infusion of diversity and diversity-related issues into your research, pedagogy, and/or service;
- Previous and/or current activities involving mentoring underrepresented student populations;
- Creative ideas or strategies you could enact as a member of the University of Puget Sound campus community to support the university’s DSP;
- Brief insights on how cultural competency increases one’s effectiveness as an educator and department/university colleague.
- All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a background inquiry.
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of interest
- Teaching statement
- Research statement (to include information of the applicant’s proficiency with computer programming languages, such as Python, Perl, R etc.)
- Diversity Statement (see details below)
- Teaching evaluations
- One recent publication/dissertation chapter (PDF)
- Three (3) Letters of Reference. You will be asked to specify the email addresses of reference providers at the time of application and the system will email these providers on the next business day.