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Job Title:Asst/Assoc Prof/Basic Sciences
Department:10600-Genetics & Genome Sciences
Location:Farmington
FTE%:1
Shift
Search #:2025-219
Closing Date:
Recruiter:Smith, Joyce L.
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN GENETICS AND GENOMICS
The Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at UConn Health in Farmington, CT is inviting
applications for a tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to participate in a highly interactive culture within
the Department, our colleagues at the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, and the UConn
Institute for Systems Genomics. Successful candidates would be consummate team players in a
highly interdisciplinary environment that brings together clinicians, biologists, molecular
geneticists, and computational scientists. The ideal candidate is expected to complement existing
strengths in the department with a robust research program focused on a cutting-edge area of
contemporary genetics and/or genomics. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited
to single-cell genomics, RNA genomics, epigenetics, genome editing and engineering, synthetic
genomics, genome technology, and computational genomics. The successful candidate will train
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the laboratory and classroom. The candidate will
have access to outstanding core facilities including those that support single-cell genomics, DNA
sequencing, high performance computing, microscopy, stem cell biology and FACS sorting.
Minimum qualifications:
PhD in an appropriate field, postdoctoral experience, and an outstanding record of research accomplishments.
A demonstrated ability to secure external researchfunding and to publish impactful peer-reviewed papers is expected.
Applicants should apply at http://jobs.uchc.edu with a CV, cover letter and concise statements of
research and teaching interests. In addition, applicants should arrange to have at least three
letters of reference sent to Dr. Brenton Graveley at genetics@uchc.edu as a PDF document on
letterhead with signature. Applications will be continuously reviewed until the positions are filled.
The University of Connecticut is an EOE/AA employer.
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