[CPM-SPIRE-L] Faculty Positions in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

[Max Alekseyev]

The newly established Computational Biology Institute at the George Washington
University seeks founding faculty members to establish externally
funded, internationally
recognized, and interdisciplinary research programs in bioinformatics and/or
computational biology. There are two open tenure-track faculty positions at any
academic level, and we seek applicants concentrating in the areas of
genome analysis,
biodiversity informatics, translational medicine, and systems biology developing
methods to address ‘big data’ issues from a computational perspective.

*Basic Qualifications*: Applicants must have an MD or PhD in Bioinformatics,
Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Genomics, or related
discipline, with postdoctoral research experience, evidence of success
in obtaining
extramural funding, and a solid publication track record.

Successful candidates will enjoy joint appointments at the CBI and an affiliated
academic department (e.g., Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biophysics, CASHP,
Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Integrated Systems Biology, Mathematics,
Microbiology, Statistics, etc.) upon approval and have opportunities
to establish
partnerships with regional research centers of excellence, including
Children’s National
Medical Center, NIST, Janelia Farm, INOVA hospital system, Naval Research
Laboratory, the Smithsonian, and the NIH intramural research program.

*Application Procedure*: Applicants should submit an electronic
application, and upload
a cover letter emphasizing specific qualifications, a curriculum
vitae, a description of
research interests, and names and contact information of 3 references at:
http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/24171

Review of applications will begin on November 19, 2014 and will
continue until positions
are filled. Only complete applications will be considered. For further
information about
the Computational Biology Institute at George Washington University, please see
http://cbi.gwu.edu. Employment offers are contingent on the
satisfactory outcome of a
standard background screening. For questions relating to this
opportunity, please
contact Keith Crandall, Director, Computational Biology Institute, The George
Washington University, kcrandall at gwu.edu.

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer that
does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities
on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran
status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by
applicable law.