Tenure-track Faculty Position in Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience

The Department of Biology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience to begin August 1, 2013. Rank is open and competitive salary and start-up funds are available. The successful candidate will be involved in helping to shape a new interdisciplinary Neuroscience B.S. program within the School of Science.

A Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience in neuroscience or a related area is expected. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to initiate and sustain an externally funded program of research, the potential for successful student mentoring and the ability to teach courses in neuroscience at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Research strengths at IUPUI include cellular and developmental neuroscience, addiction and neurological injury. Applications from individuals with other research interests are encouraged, particularly synaptic transmission and learning/memory. Applicants at a senior level must have a record of research excellence, a history of external funding, and a strong record of mentoring students.

Applicants should submit one PDF file to neurobio@iupui.edu including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of research and teaching interests/experience.Candidates should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to the same address. Evaluation of completed applications will begin approximately November 1st, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.

The IUPUI campus, located in downtown Indianapolis, has a student population in excess of 30,000 and attracted more than $330 million in research funding in FY12. The Department of Biology has a strong record of externally funded research and training of Ph.D. students. The department occupies well-equipped research laboratories and core facilities, which will be significantly expanded with the completion of a new research building in 2014. With an extensive hospital system and the IU School of Medicine, IUPUI is home to a large and vibrant community of researchers in all areas of neuroscience.