Assistant Professor - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

West Virginia University • West Virginia, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The West Virginia University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine seeks two tenure-track Assistant Professors with innovative research programs focused on fundamental mechanisms underlying human disease. The department offers a collaborative academic environment with research in Sensory and Vision Science; Structural, Cell, and RNA Biology; Cellular Metabolism; and Age-Related Diseases.

Successful candidates will develop and maintain an extramurally funded research program and participate in departmental teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. Faculty receive substantial salary support and access to a faculty mentoring program. Successful candidates may also be eligible to participate in an NIH-funded mentored career development program at WVU and may apply for funding from the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence.

The department is part of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, whose research is supported by core facilities at the Health Sciences Center and across the WVU campus.

Requirements

• Terminal degree in a biomedical or related field.
• At least one year of postdoctoral experience in a related field.
• High-quality publications.
• Candidates with a PhD in another field must have two years of postdoctoral training in the biomedical or biological sciences and demonstrated successful contributions to biomedical research.

Nice To Haves

• An innovative research program focused on fundamental mechanisms underlying human disease.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an extramurally funded research program.
• Participate in departmental teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels.

Benefits

• Substantial salary support.
• Faculty mentoring program.
• Potential eligibility for an NIH-funded mentored career development program at WVU.
• Potential eligibility to apply for funding from the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence.
• Access to state-of-the-art Health Sciences Center and WVU campus research core facilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree