Tenured Associate/Full Professor in Biology

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 136,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Biology in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor position. We seek candidates across biology from molecules to ecosystems and welcome work in any organism or system.

Interdisciplinary collaboration with other departments on the Homewood campus and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is strongly encouraged.

Qualifications

• Current faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
• Strong funding and publication record.
• Responsibilities include teaching and mentoring, and contributing to service.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and mentoring students and junior faculty.
• Contributing to service within the department and university.
• Maintaining an active, externally funded research program.

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary : Associate Level $135,500-207,000 | Professor Level $161,000-325,000

Johns Hopkins University: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences: Department of Biology

Description

The Department of Biology in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a position at the rank of Associate Professor (tenured) or Full Professor (tenured). We are seeking candidates in all areas of Biology, from molecules to cells and whole organisms. We welcome work in any organism or system, across layers of biological regulation, including cell metabolism, development, cell-cell communication, biophysics and computational modeling, cell-based models, ecosystems, and non-model species. Interdisciplinary research that can interface with ongoing research in the Department of Biology, as well as other departments on the Homewood campus or the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is strongly encouraged.

Founded in 1876 with the university, the Department of Biology is home to 27 research laboratories studying a wide range of biological processes from the molecular to the population level. The Department is part of a vibrant teaching and research community across areas of cell biology, biophysics, chemistry, mathematics, molecular biology and genetics at Johns Hopkins, including the Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, the Data Science and AI Institute, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a current faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, and are expected to have a vibrant research program, with a strong funding and publication record. Responsibilities include teaching and mentoring, and contributing to service. This search is part of a broader initiative, with information about the additional searches to be posted soon on the department website.

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