Assistant Professor in Structural Biology, Brown University

Date: 7 December 2011 13:14

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring your attention to the following vacancy at Brown University. Please feel free to forward to any NMR structural biology colleagues that might be interested in this position:

Assistant Professor in Structural Biology, NMR

The Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology at Brown University announces the opening of a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2012. Qualifications include a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree with relevant postdoctoral research training and a record of excellence in research. The successful applicant will be an experimentalist in the area of NMR spectroscopy who will be expected to pursue an  independent, externally-funded research program. The applicant should demonstrate a commitment to graduate and undergraduate education, and will have the opportunity to participate in predoctoral training programs within the Division of Biology and Medicine and the campus at large. Research space will be provided in a new, state-of-the-art facility with access to modern core facilities, NMR spectrometers, X-ray equipment, crystallization robotics, and
biophysical analysis instrumentation, such as ITC, DSC, CD and mass spectrometry (LTQ Orbitrap) among others. Recent upgrades to the Brown University structural biology infrastructure include the planned addition of an 850 MHz NMR spectrometer and new X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) equipment.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae with complete bibliography, a 3-5 page description of research plans, and a one-page teaching statement. Applicants should arrange for at least three reference letters to be sent under separate cover. Review of materials will commence on January 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Materials should be submitted electronically in 

PDF format to Structural_Biology at brown.edu or by mail to:
Betsy Jacobson, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology, Brown University, Box G-E3, Providence, RI 02912.