Job: UdelosAndes.EvoDevo
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UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
Developmental Biology
The Department of Biological Sciences at the Universidad de los Andes in
Bogotá, Colombia, seeks to fill a full-time position in Developmental
Biology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The successful
applicant must possess a Ph.D., preferably with postdoctoral experience
and a successful track record of scientific productivity. We especially
encourage applications from candidates with knowledge and research
interests in evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) and/or using
research tools in genetics, genomics, molecular biology or bioinformatics.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach an undergraduate
course in developmental biology and introductory cell biology, along
with possible graduate courses in his or her area of expertise. He or
she will advise undergraduate, masters and doctoral students in the
Department of Biological Sciences. Teaching load will be 4-6 courses
per year (2-3 during the first year).
The Biological Sciences Department at the Universidad de los Andes is
among the top biology programs in Latin America, and hosts 27 full-time
professors. Internationally recognized research programs include
evolutionary genetics, microbial genomics, phylogeography, bioinformatics,
evolutionary ecology, human genetics, and molecular systematics. The
candidate will have his or her own lab space as well as access to a
centralized DNA sequencing facility and confocal microscope and SEM. The
Biology faculty is relatively young, dynamic and growing rapidly, and the
University offers diverse sources of financing for professors and graduate
student research. For more information visit: http://dcb.uniandes.edu.co/
Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, a description of
her or his research program, and a teaching statement (preferably as a
single PDF) to the following email address: ccontbio@uniandes.edu.co
Deadline for receipt of material is September 15, 2012. Preferred
candidates will then be asked to submit letters of recommendation and
copies of recent publications.
For additional information, please contact:
Adriana Bernal
Profesora Asociada
Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas
Universidad de los Andes
Tel. +57 1 339-4949 x2619
Email: abernal@uniandes.edu.co
Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordoñez