Job no: 535561
Work type: Faculty - Tenure Track
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Biology/Life Sciences, Research/Scientific/Grants, Instruction, Neuroscience
Department:Arts & Sciences, College of
Department: Department of Biology
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

DEPARTMENT OR PROGRAM SUMMARY

The Institute of Neuroscience includes ~30 faculty spanning the departments of Biology, Psychology, Human Physiology, Mathematics, Physics, and Bioengineering. Research topics span molecular, developmental, systems, neuroethological, neuroengineering, and theoretical neuroscience. The Institute is the birthplace of zebrafish as a model system, and groups investigate questions using invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans. The Department of Biology consists of ~50 research and teaching faculty. Research faculty are affiliated with one of four institutes, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolution, or Marine Biology. Faculty members also participate extensively in related centers of excellence including the Center for Translational Neuroscience, Center for Computational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, META Center for Host-Microbe Systems Biology, the Center for Genome Function, and the Materials Science Institute. The Department’s educational mission focuses on undergraduate and graduate coursework, laboratory work, mentorship, and training. The University of Oregon (UO) is an R1 institution, a member of the Association of American Universities and enrolls ~20,000 undergraduate and ~4,000 graduate students. The UO recently joined the Big Ten Academic Alliance bringing together research and academic institutions sharing a common mission of research and teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. The 295-acre main UO campus features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting, with satellite campuses in Portland and on the coast in Charleston, Oregon. The University supports its educational mission through modern libraries, teaching, laboratory classrooms, field research opportunities, and extensive undergraduate and graduate mentored training. UO supports its research mission through generous research space and state-of-the-art Core Facilities including the Genomics and Cell Characterization Core Facility, the Imaging Microscopy Core, the Center for Advanced Materials Characterization, the Research Advanced Computing Services, and terrestrial and aquatic animal cores. Clinical opportunities are supported via collaborations with Oregon Health Sciences University.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in a relevant field
• Outstanding record of research accomplishments
• Evidence of a strong basis for building an externally-funded research program in developmental neuroscience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience in post-doctoral research in the area of developmental neuroscience, in teaching and mentoring, and in inclusive professional practices and outreach.

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