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Marine Natural Products and Chemical Biology - Assistant Professor (joint hire with Skaggs)

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Position overview

Salary range: Salary will be based on University of California pay scales.

Position description

FACULTY POSITION AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND SKAGGS SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, UC SAN DIEGO – Marine Natural Products and Chemical Biology

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS) at UC San Diego (http://scripps.ucsd.edu) invite applications for the position noted below. We seek a motivated, broad-thinking scientist/educator to establish a vigorous research program and provide intellectual leadership in their field while complementing existing expertise at SIO, SSPPS and other UC San Diego departments. SIO is a world-renowned institution for Earth and ocean science research with approximately 200 principal investigators. The SSPPS is one of the premier schools for pharmaceutical sciences in the US with strong multifaceted programs in drug discovery. We are committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. Both departments are interested in candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to inclusion by providing leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, and service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels, develop new courses that promote student knowledge of marine natural products and chemical biology, and train the next generation of researchers.

We seek candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, offered as a 50:50 joint appointment at SIO and SSPPS. We are interested in an individual with a history of innovative research activities at the intersection of marine natural products and human health. We will consider applicants with a human health and marine focus from a broad range of biomedical fields including, but not limited to: natural products drug discovery, biocatalysis, synthetic biology and pharmacology. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong extramurally supported research program that integrates with and aids the growth of existing marine natural products research at SIO, SSPPS and UC San Diego, and, in particular, at the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine (CMBB, https://scripps.ucsd.edu/cmbb).

Applications will be evaluated for research productivity, plans for the future, alignment with priorities, vision for teaching, mentoring, and service, and promotion of equity, diversity and inclusiveness.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

PhD or equivalent degree in biological, chemical, physical or ocean sciences, or a relevant field, is required at the time of application.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See our Faculty Equity site for more information.

  • Optional Covid-19 pandemic statement - We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic may have had a substantial impact on academic productivity. In our academic hiring processes, we will be keeping this in mind as we consider achievement relative to opportunity. We encourage you to reflect on constraints on opportunity in your field that were caused by the events of the pandemic and where applicable, to discuss your achievements in this light.
    (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 letters of reference required
Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03402

Help contact: lcosti@ucsd.edu

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