Faculty Positions

The FAS Center for Systems Biology has two postitions at the rank of assistant progressor (tenure track) available. This year we are particularly interested to hire in the field of microbial evolution & ecology and the field of physical properties of biological systems, but will consider outstanding candidates in other fields. Our Center works in close collaboration with the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School, the MGH Center for Systems Biology and the Harvard Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (HIBIE) to build a campus-wide community of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students working on systems biology.
We expect to make as many as ten new appointments over the next few years. Each new faculty member will hold an academic appointment in a participating department, such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, or the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (which includes Applied Mathematics and Computer Science). Appointments in relevant Medical School Departments such as the Department of Systems Biology are also possible. Links to other resources at Harvard including the Bauer Core Resource, the Center for Nanoscale Systems, the Broad Institute, and the Center for Brain Science will provide facilities and opportunities for collaborative research and technology development.

Applications are due by December, 1 2008. Please submit a curriculum vitae, research proposal (up to 5 pages), summary of previous research accomplishments (up to 2 pages) and PDFs of up to 3 publications to http://www.lsdiv.harvard.edu/csb/facultysearch/. All files must be submitted electronically in PDF or Word format. During the application process you will be asked to give the e-mail addresses of at least three colleagues who have agreed to write letters of recommendation for you. The above faculty search website also accepts application for faculty positions at three other systems biology location at Harvard: the Department for Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School, the Center for Systems Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. You will be asked which of the faculty positions you are applying for.

Applications from, or nominations of, women and minority candidates are encouraged. Harvard University is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer.