Plant Molecular Biochemist - Assistant or Associate Professor

at  North Carolina State University

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry or a related field, a minimum of two years’ postdoctoral or equivalent experience, and excellent qualifications in research and education.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong capacity to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including mentoring of doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Priority will be given to candidates that have demonstrated abilities to form interdisciplinary collaborations that reach across traditional academic units.
• Demonstrated experience in classroom instruction, mentoring, and grant submission are highly desirable.
• Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong track record of teaching, advising, and training graduate and undergraduate students, experience in student-centered or inquiry-based course design and implementation, past and current external funding, peer-reviewed publications, and an established international reputation in their field.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

The Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry at North Carolina State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the broad area of plant molecular biology and biochemistry. The position will be 80% research and 20% teaching, which is a typical split for primarily research programs in the department.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous and independently funded research program centered on transformative research in plant molecular biology and biochemistry. Aspects of research may include metabolic regulation in response to physiological stress (primary and secondary metabolism), maintenance of homeostasis, transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, post-translational modification and protein stability, regulation of protein activity and location, and epigenetic changes. Preference will be given to applicants examining molecular mechanisms using a range of approaches including and not limited to computational modeling, systems level experimental molecular biology, quantitative analytical and macromolecular structure determination, and translational research in crop plants.
This position will have opportunities to collaborate with biochemistry faculty who have expertise in plant abiotic and biotic stress responses in crop plants and plant model systems, as well as the numerous research programs in plant biology that are focused on plant stress responses at the metabolic level, including programs in Plant and Microbial Biology, Crop and Soil Sciences, Horticulture, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Forestry, and the Plants for Human Health Institute. The position will complement and benefit from the newly launched Plant Science Initiative, an innovative multidisciplinary systems-oriented research center that will become the headquarters for solutions to global challenges in agriculture.
The successful candidate will be expected to foster an environment that is respectful and welcoming of all individuals. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. The target start date is August 2025, but a mutually beneficial time may be negotiated.
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