Postdoctoral position available

Dear Colleagues,

I have a postdoctoral position available in my laboratory for someone interested in acquiring undergraduate teaching and research mentoring experience while doing research in the area of Tetrahymena chromatin biology. My lab is in the Joint Science Department of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California, and the position is available starting April, 2009. I would appreciate your help by forwarding this on to any graduate student of postdoc you know who may be interested.  It is ideal for anyone considering a career integrating teaching and research. The full job description is copied below.

Thank you,

Emily

TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

 

Title:  Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Where: Joint Science Department of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA

 

Subject Areas: Molecular biology, chromatin biology

 

Duration: 2 years, negotiable

 

Start date: April, 2009; negotiable

 

Description:  The successful candidate will carry out research related to the identification an d characterization of proteins involved in chromatin structure dynamics using the ciliate model Tetrahymena thermophila.  Other responsibilities include mentoring undergraduate research projects and developing/teaching courses in the general areas of molecular/cell biology, genetics, or biochemistry. Courses in other areas would also be possible. The teaching load is negotiable, but can vary between one half course and two courses per year depending on interest. Leadership in a collaborative undergraduate research initiative is also possible.

 

The Claremont Colleges are a consortium of adjacent highly selective undergraduate liberal arts colleges. The campuses, which include Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Harvey-Mudd, and Pomona Colleges, are located east of Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, close to Cal-Tech and a short dri ve from other state universities including UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine.

 

The Joint Science Department of the Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges is an interdisciplinary department of 30+ faculty representing Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. The department is housed in a modern well-equipped facility, and has external funding from NSF, NIH, and a number of private foundations. See the W.M. Keck Joint Science Center website (http://www.jsd.claremont.edu/).

 

For more information contact:              Dr. Emily Wiley 

                                                               ewiley@jsd.claremont.edu

 

           

To Apply:  Send a CV, a list of 3-4 references with contact information, and a cover letter summarizing research experience and any previous teaching experience and/or motivation toward a college teaching/research career. Review of applications will begin immediately.

 

 

Email mat erials to:             Emily Wiley

                                    ewiley@jsd.claremont.edu

                                   

>TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
>
>
>Title:  Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow
>
>Where: Joint Science Department of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA
>
>Subject Areas: Molecular biology, chromatin biology
>
>Duration: 2 years, negotiable
>
>Start date: April, 2009; negotiable
>
>Description:  The successful candidate will carry out research
>related to the identification and characterization of proteins
>involved in chromatin structure dynamics using the ciliate model
>Tetrahymena thermophila.  Other responsibilities include mentoring
>undergraduate research projects and developing/teaching courses in
>the general areas of molecular/cell biology, genetics, or
>biochemistry. Courses in other areas would also be possible. The
>teaching load is negotiable, but can vary between one half course and
>two courses per year depending on interest. Leadership in a
>collaborative undergraduate research initiative is also possible.
>
>The Claremont Colleges are a consortium of adjacent highly selective
>undergraduate liberal arts colleges. The campuses, which include
>Scripps, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Harvey-Mudd, and Pomona Colleges,
>are located east of Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Gabriel
>Mountains, close to Cal-Tech and a short drive from other state
>universities including UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine.
>
>The Joint Science Department of the Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and
>Pitzer Colleges is an interdisciplinary department of 30+ faculty
>representing Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. The department is
>housed in a modern well-equipped facility, and has external funding
>from NSF, NIH, and a number of private foundations. See the W.M. Keck
>Joint Science Center website (http://www.jsd.claremont.edu/).
>
>
>For more information contact:              Dr. Emily Wiley
>
>ewiley@jsd.claremont.edu
>
>
>To Apply:  Send a CV, a list of 3-4 references with contact
>information, and a cover letter summarizing research experience and
>any previous teaching experience and/or motivation toward a college
>teaching/research career. Review of applications will begin immediately.
>
>
>Email materials to:             Emily Wiley
>                                      ewiley@jsd.claremont.edu
>
>
>