The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) invites applications for a tenured full professor in the rapidly growing field of bio-omics. UTA has made significant investments in faculty hiring and research infrastructure in this field and we are looking to bring in a leader that can help UTA aggressively grow our research portfolio in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and related areas. The position will be appointed or jointly appointed to the department(s) best aligned with the successful candidate's background and interests. We seek a faculty member with outstanding qualifications who shares the University's core values of high standards of excellence in innovative and collaborative research, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment that promotes participation of underrepresented groups in research.
Duties include building and leading a team of Ph.D. researchers and post docs, developing externally funded research programs that yield top-tier publications, and developing research partnerships nationally and internationally. The successful candidate must have demonstrated internationally recognized research programs in areas including, but not limited to, developing innovative approaches using genomics to address diseases or health conditions, using proteomics, metabolomics and/or transcriptomics to advance cellular biology and systems biology, advancing big data bio-analytics and/or molecular computational modeling. This individual is expected to lead the university’s effort to establish a research cluster at the intersection of human health and data-driven discovery.
Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree in biology, biochemistry, or an applicable engineering or health science field. The candidate must also have a demonstrated record of accomplishment in leading research with significant funding, building research partnerships, and scholarly accomplishments commensurate with the rank of Full Professor with tenure.