[BioC] Bioinformatic Faculty Position

[Thomas Girke]

BIOINFORMATICS FACULTY POSITION
COLLEGE OF NATURAL and AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of California, 
Riverside invites applications for a new faculty member in Bioinformatics and 
Computational Biology. The appointment will be made at the ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE 
or FULL PROFESSOR level. The successful candidate will join an innovative and 
multidisciplinary Institute for Integrative Genome Biology that connects theoretical 
and experimental researchers from different departments in Life, Physical and Mathematical 
Sciences, Engineering and various campus based Centers, e.g. the Center for Plant Cell Biology. 

This individual will become a member of a major academic department in his/her are of expertise 
area with opportunities for a secondary appointment in a variety of departments and colleges. 
The ideal candidate will develop state-of-the-art research on integrative data analysis 
and interpretation using mathematical and statistical models in biological systems. Such 
an individual will be a catalyst to initiate and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations 
addressing fundamental biological questions in model and non-model organisms. The research 
emphasis should be on integrative approaches, such as systems biology, networks analysis, 
comparative genomics, computational chemical genomics and structural bioinformatics. This 
individual will be expected to establish and maintain a vigorous, innovative and collaborative 
research program, have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and 
graduate levels, and participate in departmental and interdepartmental graduate programs. 
Applicants must hold a PhD and one year of postdoctoral experience is preferred.  

The deadline for receipt of applications is January 1, 2008. Interested individuals should send: 
(1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a statement of research interests, and (3) letters from three references 
(Assistant Professor) or names of three references (Associate or Full Professor) to: Guille Baca, 
Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. The 
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.


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Thomas Girke
1008 Noel T. Keen Hall
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

E-mail: thomas.girke at ucr.edu
Ph: 951-827-2469