Assistant Professor (NTT)

iGEM@Temple invites applications for assistant professor (research; non-tenure-track) faculty positions in the field of Molecular Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics. We are interested in early career scientists who will integrate diverse concepts, methods, and tools to address significant questions in phylogenetics and phylogenomics. Successful candidates will have a primary focus on large scale analytics and computational science. They will be core faculty of the Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine (iGEM) at Temple University. We are seeking candidates who can work closely with and benefit from expertise in molecular evolution, population genetics, phylogenomics, and computational biology.

Applicants should submit to igem@temple.edu a single pdf containing a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a summary of current and future research interests, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Please include in the cover letter a link to a Google Scholar profile. Through their research and teaching statements applicants should inform the search committee about the transformative and cross-disciplinary aspects of their work. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2014 and continue until the positions are filled.

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