CALL FOR FACULTY POSITIONS Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Chile-RM-Santiago

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Job date: 2015-01-08
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Company : Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 

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Job Description:
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile invites applications for 2 full-time tenure-track faculty positions.

The successful applicants are expected to establish strong independent research programs supported by extramural funding, teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and later on in their careers carry out academic administration as well as participate in outreach programs.

Selected candidates will join a vibrant scientific community in the Central Campus of P. Universidad Católica de Chile in downtown Santiago.
Candidates conducting high impact experimental research using plants or simple eukaryotic model systems (e.g. fungi, algae) or high impact bioinformatics research in one of the following fields are encouraged to apply:

- Computational Biology addressing topics such as modeling or simulation of structural components or biological processes.

- Development of algorithms for biological data mining, knowledge and discovery.

- Functional and applied genomics including Systems Biology approaches addressing genome structure and evolution, comparative genomics, advanced molecular profiling tools (e.g. transcriptome, proteome, metabolome) or network reconstruction.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. and post-doctoral experience and outstanding potential in research and teaching.

Applicants should be able to work collaboratively and show evidence of interdisciplinary experience, in particular between computational and experimental aspects of Biology.
The successful candidate will be expected to create new undergraduate and graduate courses and teach traditional courses in at least one of the following areas:
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or Systems Biology.

Successful applicants should initiate activities no later than September 2015.

Candidates do not need to speak Spanish at the time of applying, but should be prepared to learn the language well enough to teach in this language within a year of appointment.
Job Information Position Type: Faculty Reference (Job ID number): N.A. Start Date: September 01, 2015 Duration: Full Time Status: open


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