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 | Open-Ranked Mentored Research Professorship |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | University of California, Los Angeles | | Job Location: | California, U.S.A. | | Job Type: | Tenure-Track | | Contact Person: | Yuen Huo | | Date Posted: | October 6th, 2014 | | Web Site: | http://www.lifesciences.ucla.edu/ | | | | |  |  | |
Open Rank Tenure Track Faculty Position
University of California Los Angeles
The Division of Life Sciences in the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences announces the continuance of its special initiative to recruit excellent research scientists or scholars with a strong commitment and history of mentoring students from underrepresented and underserved populations. Candidates should have outstanding records of scholarly publications, research support, and teaching, and be eligible for Academic Senate appointment in one of the following departments of Life Sciences: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Integrative Biology and Physiology; Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics; Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute for Society and Genetics; and Psychology. For details, please see:
http://www.lifesciences.ucla.edu/
The successful candidate will be expected to continue his/her active research program. Teaching and service expectations will be adjusted so that the successful candidate can maintain research excellence while pursuing his/her mentoring vision. The candidate may choose to participate in campus-wide and departmental programs that provide research and professional development opportunities for our diverse student body (e.g., http://ugresearchsci.ucla.edu). Faculty appointment will be made at a professorial rank commensurate with current academic standing and achievement. UCLA offers competitive salaries, research set-up funds, and recruitment allowances.
Questions should be sent to: Professor Stephanie White (sawhite@ucla.edu). Application packages should be submitted online through https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF00398 and include the following: (1) curriculum vita; (2) statement of research interests; (3) statement of teaching interests, (4) statement of commitment to mentorship, including formal and informal mentorship activities targeting underrepresented and underserved populations and/or vision for future mentoring activities; and (5) cover letter that includes names of referees that can be contacted for letters. Items 3 and 4 should be distinct documents. Review of applications will begin on 2 November 2014, and continue until positions are filled.
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