The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biochemistry invites applications for a tenure-track (junior) Assistant Professor faculty position to build on its strengths in biochemical research and technology and contribute to its multi-year hiring plan in cutting-edge cryo-EM based structural biology.
This position is part of a hiring initiative to enhance and complement UW-Madison’s strengths in cryo-EM, structural biology, and biomedical research. The faculty hire will develop progressive cryo-EM research programs in a biochemistry-related field that may cover research areas including, but not limited to, bacteriology, cell biology, membrane protein biology, or virology that will take advantage of the resources available in the new Cryo-EM Research Center. The Center houses four new cryo-microscopes including 300 kV Titan Krios, 200 kV Talos Arctica, 120 kV Talos L120C, an Aquilos cryo-FIB-SEM, as well as other ancillary preparative equipment.
The Department provides outstanding support and a stimulating research environment within the highly collaborative research community at UW-Madison. User facilities available in the department to enable faculty research include animal care, biophysical and advanced microscopy instrumentation, electronic media and information technologies, and structural biology including Cryo-Electron Microscopy, NMR, and X-ray crystallography. Other excellent additional resources available nearby on campus include metabolomics, mass spectrometry, next-generation RNA and DNA sequencing, and high-throughput computing. UW-Madison is a world-class academic institution ranking sixth in the nation in science and engineering expenditures, which are over $1 billion and growing. The city of Madison provides a welcoming, culturally rich environment highly ranked in national surveys for quality of life.
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