Assistant Professor - Population Genetics

Clemson University: College of Science: Genetics & Biochemistry
Assistant Professor - Population Genetics

Location: Clemson, SC

Clemson University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, with an expected start date of August 2022. Clemson University offers competitive salaries, benefits, and start-up funds.

We seek candidates with strong credentials in population genetics research and teaching. Candidates using theoretical and/or empirical approaches will be considered. For teaching, the primary responsibility will be an undergraduate/graduate lecture course in Population and Quantitative Genetics. The candidate will also contribute to further development of the curriculum in this area at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Located on Lake Hartwell in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Clemson University is South Carolina's public land-grant University. As a Carnegie R1 Institution, Clemson has excellent research resources including the globally ranked Palmetto high performance computing cluster, an excellent 56,000 square-foot greenhouse complex, a well-equipped agriculture research farm, the Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility, state-of-the-art light microscopy, electron microscopy, vivarium facilities, and a multi-user analytical laboratory.

Clemson University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community of faculty scholars dedicated to working and teaching in a multicultural environment (http://www.clemson.edu/inclusion/). We encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentoring colleagues and students from demographic groups underrepresented in the sciences. We are also supportive of the needs of dual-career couples.

QUALIFICATIONS

Competitive applicants must hold a doctoral degree and have postdoctoral experience, with demonstrated ability to develop a vigorous, independent, externally funded, and nationally recognized research program. The successful candidate will be able to interact synergistically with several research groups within the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry (https://clemson.edu/genbiochem), across the College of Science (https://www.clemson.edu/science/), and across Clemson University. These groups include plant biologists, the Center for Human Genetics (https://scienceweb.clemson.edu/chg/), the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (https://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/epic/), and the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (https://www.clemson.edu/science/departments/math-stat/).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/99191: (1) cover letter; (2) Curriculum Vitae; (3) statement of research interests including future plans; (4) statement of teaching interests and experience; (5) statement describing past experience and/or future plans to promote diversity and inclusion; and (6) up to three reprints in a single PDF document. Applicants should also arrange, through Interfolio, the submission of three confidential letters of recommendation on their behalf.

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Rajan Sekhon, Search Committee Chair (sekhon@clemson.edu).

For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 15, 2022. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.

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