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A College Professor or Instructor teaches students beyond the high school level, including undergraduate and graduate students. Teaches subjects ranging from liberal arts (literature, history, languages) to sciences, mathematics, business, art., music or technology. Conducts research and supervises student research. Teaches at a public or private college, in a two year or four year degree program.
$116,870 / year median in California
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Assistant Professor The Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology (CMP) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. Candidates for Assistant Professor are encouraged to apply. We encourage applications from researchers who use both computational and experimental techniques to tackle fundamental questions in biology. Our goal is to hire innovative researchers who use modern techniques and approaches to interrogate fundamental mechanistic questions at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal levels. We also seek researchers who creatively explore how such mechanistic insights can be used to advance biomedical science. Successful candidates are expected to have completed an advanced degree (PhD or equivalent). CMP is home to world-renowned laboratories working in the fields of molecular biology, cell biology, neurobiology, chemical biology, systems and synthetic biology, and molecular/cellular engineering ( http://cmp.ucsf.edu/ ). The UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, CA offers a vibrant atmosphere for collaboration among basic science and clinical departments, as well as state-of-the-art research facilities. Successful applicants will be expected to establish an exciting, leading-edge research program and participate in graduate and postdoctoral training.