F2109P

Open Rank - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

VPR-Complex Carbohyd Rsch Ctr

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https://ccrc.uga.edu/

External

TRS or ORP

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Commensurate with experience.

08/01/2025

09/23/2024

Yes

In addition to your curriculum vitae, please provide a 2-3 page research plan and a 1-2-page statement of your teaching/mentoring philosophy as two separate pdf documents. In your
teaching/mentoring statement, you are encouraged to directly address how you will contribute to achieving the mission of the University regarding its call for ‘a commitment to excellence in a teaching/learning environment dedicated to serving a diverse and well prepared student body’ and for fostering ‘the understanding of and respect for cultural differences necessary for an enlightened and educated citizenry.’ Also, provide complete contact information (email, address, and phone) for three references.

Questions for the Search Committee may be directed to Anna Bighta (Anna.Bighta@uga.edu).

Completed applications received by December 1, 2024 are assured full consideration.

Athens Area

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Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Open Rank

Open Rank (Tenure Track)

Academic (9 mo.)

Tenure Track or Tenured

Applicants at all ranks must have a Ph.D. degree with training in biological, chemical, plant, microbial, or other biochemical disciplines that intersect with these areas.

The University of Georgia (UGA) announces an opening for a tenure track faculty member at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC; https://ccrc.uga.edu) in the areas of plant and/or microbial glycoscience. We seek outstanding, innovative scientists who are addressing fundamental biological problems and whose research complements or expands existing strengths of the Center. Among these strengths, the CCRC is home to internationally-renowned, federally-funded centers and resources, including the DOE Center for Plant and Microbial Complex Carbohydrates, an NSF-funded Materials Innovation Platform (GlycoMIP), the NSF-funded BioFoundry: Glycoscience Resources, Education, and Training (BioF:GREAT), and the NIH-funded R24 National Glycoscience Resource and T32 Training Grant in Glycoscience. The CCRC is also a major hub for the NSF-funded Network for Advanced NMR (NAN) and the DOE Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI).

Successful candidates will be expected to build or maintain a vibrant, extramurally funded research program that integrates with and leverages the highly collaborative research environment at the CCRC and UGA and its state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure for analytic biochemistry (including NMR and mass spectrometry), as well as computational, structural, and functional biology.

Successful candidates will have access to a robust graduate student training program (partially supported by an NIH training grant), highly motivated undergraduate trainees, and the opportunity to participate in education at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. An attractive start-up package with highly competitive employment conditions will be offered.

Applications will be considered from investigators who currently maintain or exhibit potential to develop vigorous research programs. Applicants at Associate and/or Full rank should have a robust record of high productivity and extramural funding. Applicants at all ranks should also possess an outstanding publication record and present a well-developed research plan.

For information regarding the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Rank Faculty.

To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate or full professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrably national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire.

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

Establish a robust, externally funded research program. Mentor graduate students, undergraduate students and postdoctoral research associates. Fulfill teaching obligations. Participate in furthering the mission of the University.

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