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The Florida Center of Excellence for Biomolecular Identification and Targeted Therapeutics (FCoE-BITT) at the University of South Florida seeks outstanding candidates for appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level to enhance basic and translational research programs. FCoE-BITT is a comprehensive center that enhances interactions between scientists and engineers to identify molecules of human health significance and develop novel methods for use in diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease. FCoE-BITT encompasses the full range from discovery to commercialization.
Applicants must have significant research experience and demonstrated ability to attract federal funding in an area of relevance to FCoE-BITT. Current Center interests include Drug Discovery, Biomolecular Identification, Molecular Microbiology, Material Engineering, Proteomics, Structural Biology/Biochemistry and Metabolomics. The Center is affiliated with the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, and Public Health. Upon hire, faculty will receive a primary tenured or tenure earning appointment in an appropriate department, establish independently-funded cutting edge research programs, and participate in teaching and training.
Minimum requirements for Associate Professor are an MD or PhD degree with at least five years of continuous and productive accomplishment as an Assistant Professor or equivalent. For a Full Professor, a minimum of five years of continuous and productive accomplishments at the Associate level or equivalent is required.
Successful candidates are expected to have a distinguished record of scholarly activity, funding at the national level, and teaching experience. Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration and translational research programs and the successful mentoring of graduate, medical, and post-doctoral students are desired. Appropriate applicants could be considered for the position of FCoE-BITT Director.
Applicants should submit (as PDF files) a current CV and a short statement of research interests, and arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be sent to rosalynnem@bitt.usf.edu. Review begins December 15, 2007 and continues until all positions are filled. More information can be found at http://www.bitt.usf.edu or http://usfweb2.usf.edu/HR/Employment/FacultybyTitle.html.
The University of South Florida is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Equal Access Institution.
For disability accommodations, contact Ms. Rosalynne Miller at (813) 974-1084 a minimum of 5 working days in advance. According to Florida law, search records, including applications and search committee meetings, are open to the public.
