Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Genetics, Mammalian Genetics

About the role

The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine invites applications for a tenure/tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Genetics with a research focus on the roles of DNA repetitive (tandem and interspersed repeats) sequence elements in neurological and neuromuscular disease.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research in genetics, including gene expression and regulation, functional genomics and systems biology, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, molecular mechanisms of disease, evolutionary genetics, and other related fields.
• Collaborate with existing research programs in mammalian (human, mouse), Drosophila, viral, bacterial, and cancer genetics, as well as expertise in gene discovery, genome and RNA editing, transcriptional and co/post-transcriptional regulation, disease pathomechanisms, RNA biochemistry, structural biology, protein biochemistry, and computational biology.
• Participate in a highly collegial and collaborative environment with interactions across multiple colleges and institutes.

Requirements

• PhD, MD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study.

Qualifications

• Outstanding creative investigator with a research focus on genetics.
• Experience in gene expression and regulation, functional genomics and systems biology, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, molecular mechanisms of disease, evolutionary genetics, and related fields.

Skills

• Strong research skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Benefits

• Outstanding research space.
• A highly collaborative environment.
• Substantial start-up packages.

Pay

Annual salary range is $150,000 - $230,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

This position does not require remote work.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit Careers at UF. For inquiries, contact Dr. Maurice Swanson, Search Committee Chair, at kminkoff@ufl.edu.