BIOINFORMATICS FACULTY POSITION COLLEGE OF NATURAL and AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of California, Riverside invites applications for a new faculty member in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The appointment will be made at the ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE or FULL PROFESSOR level. The successful candidate will join an innovative and multidisciplinary Institute for Integrative Genome Biology that connects theoretical and experimental researchers from different departments in Life, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Engineering and various campus based Centers, e.g. the Center for Plant Cell Biology. This individual will become a member of a major academic department in his/her are of expertise area with opportunities for a secondary appointment in a variety of departments and colleges. The ideal candidate will develop state-of-the-art research on integrative data analysis and interpretation using mathematical and statistical models in biological systems. Such an individual will be a catalyst to initiate and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations addressing fundamental biological questions in model and non-model organisms. The research emphasis should be on integrative approaches, such as systems biology, networks analysis, comparative genomics, computational chemical genomics and structural bioinformatics. This individual will be expected to establish and maintain a vigorous, innovative and collaborative research program, have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and participate in departmental and interdepartmental graduate programs. Applicants must hold a PhD and one year of postdoctoral experience is preferred. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 1, 2008. Interested individuals should send: (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a statement of research interests, and (3) letters from three references (Assistant Professor) or names of three references (Associate or Full Professor) to: Guille Baca, Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. -- Thomas Girke 1008 Noel T. Keen Hall University of California Riverside, CA 92521 E-mail: thomas.girke at ucr.edu Ph: 951-827-2469