Assistant Professor – Structural Biology. The Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry
(http://chem.ou.edu) at the University of Oklahoma (http://www.ou.edu)
invites applications for
a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor
beginning August 16, 2013. We
are especially interested in applicants with biochemistry expertise
who use macromolecular X-
ray crystallography to investigate drug interactions with biologically
relevant targets. The
successful candidate will become an active member in the NIH-sponsored
Oklahoma Center of
Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) in Structural Biology (OCSB)
and the Institute for
Natural Products Applications and Research Technologies (INPART).
Both units are located in
the Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center on the University of
Oklahoma Research Campus
(http://urc.ou.edu). The successful candidate is expected to
establish a productive and externally
funded research program that involves collaborations among OCSB and
INPART members, as
well as contribute to the department’s graduate and undergraduate
teaching missions; normal
teaching expectation is one major course per semester. Applicants
must have completed a Ph.D.
degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or a closely related field
(postdoctoral experience preferred)
by the appointment start date.
Interested individuals should submit a single PDF file to [email protected]
containing the
following: a cover letter describing their interest in this position,
a curriculum vita, a description
of research accomplishments and future research plans (6 page limit),
and a statement of teaching
experience and interests. Candidates should also request three
letters of recommendation and have
them sent directly to [email protected]. To ensure full
consideration, all applications materials
should be received by October 22, 2012. For more information, visit http://chem.ou.edu
.
The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo
