-- Andrej Sali, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Director, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California at San Francisco UCSF MC 2552 Byers Hall Room 503B 1700 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94158-2330, USA Tel +1 (415) 514-4227; Fax +1 (415) 514-4231 Assistant: Ms. Hilary Mahon, hilary@salilab.org, Tel +1 (415)514-4228; Lab +1 (415) 514-4233, 4258 Email sali@salilab.org; Web http://salilab.org Begin forwarded message:
From: ISBRA Mailing List <isbra-l@dna.engr.uconn.edu> Subject: [ISBRA-L] Full Professor in Bioinformatics Date: February 10, 2012 9:12:30 AM PST To: <sali@salilab.org> Reply-To: <isbrainfo@gmail.com>
The Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University invites applications for an anticipated position of Full Professor in the bioinformatics area beginning Fall Semester 2012, pending budgetary approval. Earned Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related discipline is required. An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification.
Prospective candidates should demonstrate ability to bring national and international recognition to the department as a center of excellence for bioinformatics research and education. The hired scholar is expected to bring in major extramural funding, mentor junior faculty, recruit top-quality Ph.D. students, and foster interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty in various departments in GSU.
This position is part of a university-wide initiative <http://www.gsu.edu/secondcentury> that is seeking to hire excellent faculty in several interdisciplinary areas. Prospective candidates should demonstrate ability to bring national and international recognition to the department. The hired applicant is expected to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations among faculty in various departments in GSU.
Georgia State University, founded in 1913, is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive university. Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, this major research university has an enrollment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students in six colleges. Georgia State is the second-largest university in the state, with students coming from every county in Georgia, every state in the nation, and from over 145 countries. Georgia State University is currently embarking on a record $1 billion campus expansion. The Computer Science Department offers programs leading to the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science. Currently, 20 out of more than 60 Ph.D. students are involved in bioinformatics research. They are supervised by 10 faculty members fully or substantially involved in bioinformatics research through collaboration with Computer Science and Biology faculty. Departmental computing facilities for research and instruction include a departmental network of PCs, Unix/Linux workstations, two interconnected Beowulf clusters, and a 24-processor supercomputer. The department's faculty attracts substantial funding from many federal agencies, including five NSF CAREER Awards.
Applicants should send letter of interest, C.V., and three letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Yi Pan, Chair Department of Computer Science Georgia State University 34 Peachtree Street, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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