Assistant & Associate Professor

The Jackson Laboratory; Bar Harbor (ME); On-site; USD 130,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine invites applications for Assistant and Associate Professors at the Mammalian Genetics campus. We seek faculty pursuing multi-disciplinary approaches in aging and age-related diseases, systems immunology, and computational biology, with emphasis on genetic and genomic research.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D., have 2–5 years of postdoctoral training, a strong research record, and a plan for a long-term program.

Qualifications

• Hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree with significant research accomplishments.
• Two to five years of postdoctoral training.
• Long-term research goals aligned with establishing a successful program.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a highly productive, independent research program.
• Develop cross-disciplinary approaches spanning genetics, genomics, and data science.

Skills

Postdoctoral training

Genetics research

Computational biology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. or M.D.

Job description

The Jackson Laboratory is inviting applications for Assistant and Associate Professors at The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics campus in Bar Harbor, Maine. We are seeking faculty pursuing multi-disciplinary approaches in the following general research areas:

• Aging and age-related diseases
• Systems immunology
• Computational biology

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX; www.jax.org) is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution. Faculty research focuses ongenetic and genomic approaches to conduct basic and translational research on fundamentalbiological questions and associateddiseaseprocesses. The Jackson Laboratory is well-known for its deep expertise and innovation in mouse and humanmodels and researchers have the opportunity to combine these approaches with state-of-the-art, highly subsidizedand professionally managed, shared scientific servicesand robust data science initiatives to support the ongoing work in our laboratories.

Successful candidates must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree; have two to five years of postdoctoral training; have a record of significant research accomplishments; and present long-term research goals consistent with establishing and/or maintaining a highly successful research program.

Pay Range

Assistant Level: 129,759 - 158,955

Associate Level: 155,239 - 194,048

About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California),Japan andChina. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visitwww.jax.org.

EEO Statement

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.