Description

University of Colorado – School of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology

Assistant Research Professor

 

The University of Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment.  We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

 

The Department of Pharmacology has an opening for a full time Assistant Research Professor. Faculty in the research professor series are expected to demonstrate excellence in research, as independent or collaborative investigators. 

The Assistant Research Professor will be responsible for working with colleagues in the department of Pharmacology, the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, and the wider CU Anschutz campus to maintain and enhance current research projects as well as establish new lines of inquiry. The successful applicant will have extensive laboratory and computational skills that enable rigorous and integrative analysis of multiple data types including multi-omics and lower-throughput validation and hypothesis testing.

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established at $85,000.00 to 100,000.00.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

The above salary range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at Employee Services.

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Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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Diversity and Equity:

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Office of Equity: https://www1.ucdenver.edu/offices/equity

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Postdoctoral training in both laboratory-based and bioinformatics/genomics analyses.
• At least five years of experience analyzing next generation sequencing and genomics data, including development of analysis pipelines/workflows.
• At least five years of experience in training and supervision of laboratory-based and bioinformatics scientists.
• Publication record with evidence of expertise in both laboratory-based and bioinformatics/genomics analyses, including as a senior author.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Track record of productive research in one of more of the following areas: transcription and gene regulation, oncogenic or tumor-suppressive transcription factors, Down syndrome, Immunology.
• Strong programming skills in common tools, languages, and packages used for bioinformatic and statistical analysis and (e.g. Unix-based command line and shell scripting, R, Python).
• Five or more years of experience with high-performance and/or cloud computing environments.
• Demonstrable efforts in developing and running reproducible computational analysis workflows.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Ability to train, supervise, and mentor graduate students and postdoctoral scientists.
• Ability to assemble, revise, and successfully publish scientific manuscripts.
• Ability to present scientific findings at meetings and conferences.
• Ability to design and write funding applications.
• Ability to establish and maintain productive scientific collaborations.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. 

Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: Apr 15, 2021
Unposting Date: Apr 21, 2021, 12:59:00 AM