Marine Natural Products/Marine Biotechnology - Assistant Professor

1000scholars; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California San Diego invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Marine Natural Products/Marine Biotechnology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

The successful candidate will establish a strong, marine-focused research program and contribute to teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field and a demonstrated record of scholarly achievement.
• Commitment to teaching excellence at undergraduate/graduate levels.
• Establish a vigorous, marine-focused extramurally funded research program.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an independent research program in marine natural products or marine biotechnology.
• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and course development.
• Foster collaboration within SIO, UC San Diego and CMBB to advance marine science.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Teaching excellence

Grant writing

Leadership in research

Education

PhD in Chemistry, Biology or Marine Science

Tools

Mass spectrometry

Metabolomics

Marine natural products research

Job description

FACULTY POSITION AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, UC SAN DIEGO – Marine Natural Products/Marine Biotechnology

The University of California San Diego invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO, https://scripps.ucsd.edu ). This position will be filled at the Assistant Professor level. We seek a motivated, broad-thinking scientist and educator to establish a vigorous research program and provide intellectual leadership in their field while complementing existing expertise at SIO and other UC San Diego departments. Approximately 200 principal investigators at SIO work to protect the planet by researching our oceans, Earth, and atmosphere to find solutions to our greatest environmental challenges. We strive for interdisciplinary engagement and rigorous data science.

We seek candidates that have a history of innovative research in fields ranging from, but not limited to: natural products chemistry, chemical ecology, metabolomics or other ‘omic’ sciences, pharmacology, biotechnology, and chemical and synthetic biology. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong, marine-focused extramurally supported research program that integrates with and elevates existing marine natural products research at SIO, other departments at UC San Diego, and, in particular, the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine (CMBB, https://scripps.ucsd.edu/cmbb ). The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels, develop courses that promote student knowledge of marine natural products, marine biotechnology, marine chemical ecology and/or related topics, and train the next generation of researchers. Candidates are encouraged to highlight how they anticipate integrating UC San Diego’s Principles of Community (https://ucsd.edu/about/principles.html) in their research, teaching, and service.