Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

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Job Description 
The incumbent will ideally have a background in Biochemistry, molecular biology, or an equivalent area. The Assistant Professor will manage postdoctoral fellows and their research project and supervise research projects of interns and undergraduate or grand graduate students. The Assistant Professor may lecture or conduct demonstrations and teach across UM schools. The Assistant Professor will partner and collaborate with faculty in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and perhaps other departments throughout UM, to advance knowledge, training, and education. 

Key Areas of Responsibility 

Reporting to the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, the incumbent will conduct, collaborate and manage scientific research and investigations Manage the daily operations of his/her lab 
Conduct regular lab meetings 
Supervise, , mentor and manage postdoctoral fellows as well as graduate students engaged in collaborative research projects 
Explore and develop appropriate research collaborations both within and outside of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine departments and schools 
Collect and analyze data 
Write and submit scientific papers and abstracts, as well as submit grant proposals 

Qualifications 
The faculty member for the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology will need to meet the following requirements: 

Requirements (essential)

•    Ph.D. in Biochemistry, molecular biology, or equivalent area
•    Demonstrated knowledge and application of scientific techniques
•    Demonstrated experience in running a lab, funded research projects, and/or supervising post-docs
•    Strong written and oral communication skills
•    Ability to work with a diverse constituency
•    A Computer literacy
•    Completion of successful post-doctoral work that has resulted in co-authorship of papers in peer-reviewed journalspeer-reviewedg as a postdoctoral fellow and/or research instructor. 

•    Demonstrates ability to develop collaborative research projects in a manner consistent with the mentor's research plan and contribute towards the making of scientific advances in the field of work.
•    Demonstrates ability to teach in the laboratory setting and/or through presentations of papers and/or seminars.
•    Contribution to grant applications that are collaborative in nature with the mentor and/or demonstrated ability to write competitive grants independently.
•    Demonstrates a desire to move towards scientific independence through submission of grant applications, development of independent research projects, or, with the mentor's approval, collaboration with others other than the primary mentor with whom the scientist works.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Faculty

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