Associate Professor
- Employer
- BU School of Medicine
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Salary
- Competitive salary and start-up package will be offered based on experience & research funding
- Closing date
- Aug 22, 2022
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- Sector
- Graduate School or University, Medical, Veterinary or Dental School
- Job Function
- Faculty Member
- Research Area
- Cognition, Development, Integrative Physiology & Behavior, Motivation & Emotion, Motor Systems, Neural Excitability, Synapses, & Glia, Neurodegenerative Disorders & Injury, Sensory Systems, Techniques
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Level
- Senior Level
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The cerebral cortex and its connectome using imaging, physiological and anatomical approaches at multiple scales in rodents, non-human primates, and humans
Normal and neurodegenerative brain aging
Neural substrates of cognition and motor control
Mechanisms of neuroimmune function in brain health, injury, and disease
Cortical and subcortical cell-types and circuits associated with motivated behavior
The successful applicant will synergize with our existing strengths by bringing a research program that uses cutting edge cellular and molecular technologies combined with integrative, multidisciplinary approaches to address basic and/or translational neurobiological questions in animal model systems and/or human brain. Details of current faculty and research in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology can be found at: (http://www.bumc.bu.edu/anatneuro/).
The successful applicant will join a strong and growing Boston University interdisciplinary neuroscience research community where departmental research programs have close interactions with neurophotonics, data sciences, bioinformatics, and synthetic and systems biology.
Boston University expects excellence in both teaching and research. Faculty responsibilities will also include teaching at the graduate level, and participation in graduate training through mentoring.
The successful candidate will be offered up-to-date laboratory facilities as well as a competitive salary and start-up package.
Boston University is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community. In our continuing effort to enrich the academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, Boston University actively encourages applications from members of all groups underrepresented in higher education and is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statements of research interests, teaching interests and commitment to diversity along with three representative reprints. In the diversity statement provide evidence of your commitment to fostering diversity and equity in your department/workplace. Please also provide three letters of reference.
Applications and inquiries can be addressed to Douglas Rosene, Chair of the Search Committee.
Email application materials with the subject line "A&N Faculty Search" to: anatneur@bu.edu
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