Job Title: Open-Rank Tenure-Track Positions in Integrative Physiology
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 263912
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Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

As part of continuing growth, the School of Biological Sciences is conducting an open rank search for a tenure track faculty member in Integrative Physiology. The position is open to research programs spanning from molecular, cellular through systems-level approaches to understanding physiological function in health and disease. We are particularly interested in applicants exploring any combination of modeling, computational, and experimental approaches to address fundamental questions about physiology across scales and interactions among function, behavior, and environment. Candidates will be favored if their research enhances the school's existing strengths in basic sensorimotor neurophysiology, movement science, neurorehabilitation, biomechanics and comparative biology. Successful candidates will engage with the Applied Physiology graduate program (https://biosciences.gatech.edu/graduate/phd-applied-physiology), Biological Sciences graduate degrees, the interdisciplinary Quantitative Biosciences Graduate Program (https://qbios.gatech.edu/), and other interdisciplinary graduate programs across the college and broader Institute (https://cos.gatech.edu/graduate-programs).

Responsibilities

Develop a nationally recognized and extramurally funded research program.

Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in biological sciences.

Advise and mentor biological sciences undergraduate and graduate students.

Service to the public, the university including departmental governance, and the profession.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a biological science or related field.

In addition, candidates must demonstrate all of the following:

· Demonstrated research productivity in biological sciences.

· Academic experience in biological sciences.

· Clear evidence of effective teaching.

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy, and the names and contact information for at least three references. Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files via (careers url).

Contact Information

Requests for information may be directed to searches@biosci.gatech.edu. Applications will be considered beginning November 2023 but the search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment.

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