Teaching/Research Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow
The Department of Chemistry at Boston University solicits applications for up to three Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship (PFF) appointments starting as early as January 1, 2010 and no later than September 1, 2010, pending budgetary approval. This innovative program is designed for recent Ph.D. recipients planning to pursue academic careers combining teaching and research at four-year institutions. Initial appointments are full-time for one-year, renewable for up to three years, with duties divided equally between teaching and research. The instructional component involves guided experiences in teaching undergraduate courses in general, organic, inorganic and biochemistry. Research interests can be found at: www.bu.edu/chemistry/. Please direct email queries about the PFF program to straub@bu.edu. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, including teaching and research objectives, and current C.V., and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to:
Professor John Straub
c/o Janine Claysmith
Department of Chemistry
Boston University
590 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Boston University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which encourages applications from minority group members and women.
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The Department of Chemistry at Boston University invites applications from outstanding candidates for three tenure track positions at the Assistant Professor level in the following fields (pending budgetary approval):
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY/IMAGING AND PROFILING
Areas of particular interest include the use of synthetic molecules as probes of function or mechanism in complex biological systems, or the development of imaging agents for elucidation of cellular or higher level processes. However, applicants working in any area of chemical biology are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will benefit from the department’s supportive and collegial environment, which includes faculty possessing a wide range of complementary expertise including biochemistry, biophysics, X-ray crystallography, synthetic organic chemistry, and computation and theory. The candidate will also interact closely with the Chemistry Department’s Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Design and the Boston University Photonics Center, and will have an opportunity to participate in a University-wide initiative in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will be in the areas of general or organic chemistry, with the opportunity to develop graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY/BIO-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Of particular interest is research exploring the diverse role of oligosaccharides in Biology (glycobiology), including research on cell surface recognition, cell-cell communications, infectious diseases, cancer, and microbial interactions with small molecules including antibiotics. The successful applicant will benefit from the department’s supportive and collegial environment, which includes faculty possessing a wide range of complementary expertise including biochemistry, biophysics, and synthetic organic chemistry. The candidate will also interact closely with the Chemistry Department’s Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Design (CMLD-BU), and will have an opportunity to participate in a University-wide initiative in infectious disease research associated with the NEIDL. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will be in the areas of organic chemistry, with the opportunity to develop graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Areas of particular interest include the use of state-of-the-art research techniques, such as force microscopies, optical tweezer methodologies, or sub-diffraction limit imaging, to study the fundamental molecular processes of biological significance, such as protein folding, gene replication, signal transduction, or biological motor function. The successful applicant will benefit from the department’s supportive and collegial environment, which includes faculty possessing a wide range of complementary expertise including spectroscopy, biochemistry, biophysics, X-ray crystallography, synthetic organic chemistry, and computation and theory. The candidate will also interact closely with the Boston University Photonics Center, as well as research programs in the Departments of Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Undergraduate teaching responsibilities will be in the areas of general and physical chemistry, with the opportunity to develop graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.
Please direct email queries to jclaysmi@bu.edu. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, teaching objectives, research proposals, current CV, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent by 15 October to:
Professor John E. Straub, Chair
c/o Janine Claysmith
Department of Chemistry
Boston University
590 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Boston University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.