Tenure-Track Faculty Position In Molecular and Systems Biology

The Department of Molecular and Systems Biology at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We seek applicants who will direct an independent and innovative research program to understand complex problems in molecular, cellular, or developmental biology, regeneration, neuroscience, or mechanisms of disease using approaches in genetics, genomics, epigenetics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, or computational systems biology.

Our department offers a dynamic and interactive environment where faculty members benefit from collaborative and collegial interactions across campus, with foundational and clinical departments at Geisel, the School of Arts & Sciences, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

A generous start-up package and access to state-of-the-art research facilities will be provided. Individuals will be given opportunities for mentoring and teaching graduate students in relevant PhD programs [e.g., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, and Integrative Neuroscience at Dartmouth]. The successful candidate may, as appropriate, also benefit from association with NIH-sponsored Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Biomolecular Targeting, Molecular Epidemiology, or Cystic Fibrosis, and the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree and relevant postdoctoral research experience.  Applicants should upload a cover letter (see below), a curriculum vitae, and a description of proposed research (<3 pages) to https://apply.interfolio.com/157327 Letters of recommendation should be provided from three referees.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their cover letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.

The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is located on neighboring campuses in Hanover and Lebanon New Hampshire, surrounded by a vibrant, academic, and professional community offering excellent schools, lively arts, and an outstanding quality of life. Boston MA, Burlington VT, New York, NY, and Montreal, QC are all within a few hours’ drive.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

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For additional employment opportunities at Dartmouth College, please visit the Dartmouth Interfolio Job Board, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Human Resources.

Offers of employment are contingent upon consent to a pre-employment background check with results acceptable under Dartmouth policy. Please visit the Office of Human Resources for details.

All Dartmouth College employees must comply with the College’s health and safety guidelines and protocols, including but not limited to those related to COVID-19, such as any testing, masking, or distancing requirements that may be in place at any given time or place.

Completed applications will be considered until December 1, 2024.