

The Buck Institute invites applications for the Faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. The Buck Institute is the first independent research facility in the country focused solely on aging and age-related disease. The candidate cannot have held a previous faculty position. The successful candidate is expected to develop and maintain an extramurally funded research program in basic mechanisms of aging or age-related disease. Applicants with expertise in molecular, cellular, animal models, imaging, and/or computational experimental approaches related to understanding the mechanisms of aging or disease in human health are encouraged to apply. Areas of interest include but are not limited to inflammation or metabolism. Candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and at least two years of relevant postdoctoral research experience. The position will be supported with five years’ salary support, startup funds and excellent laboratory space in a first class facility.
Please electronically submit curriculum vitae, a brief statement of current and future research interests, and contact information for three references to facultyrecruitmentir@buckinstitute.org. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately or by December 1, 2009, for full consideration. The position could start immediately.
This recruitment is through the NIH Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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