TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS
Department of Physics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Link: http://www.phys.ttu.edu/~kcheng/BP_faculty/faculty_position_BP.htm

The physics department of Texas Tech University invites applications from scientists in the area of experimental biophysics for an open tenure-track faculty position. Appointment will be made at the Assistant/Associate Professor level depending on qualifications of the applicants. A Ph.D. in physics or related field is required for this position. The successful candidate must demonstrate the potential of effective teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels and of conducting a vigorous research program that will strengthen the biophysics research efforts in our department.

This new faculty appointment represents a major initiative in expanding our biophysics research program in our physics department. Texas Tech is one of the major state-supported PhD granting universities in Texas (see http://www.ttu.edu). Our physics department (see http://www.phys.ttu.edu) currently has 20 full time faculty members working on various physics research areas. Among which, biophysics has been selected as an emerging and strategic area for major expansion at this time. Two tenured physics faculty members are currently engaged in biophysics research and we are seeking a third tenure-track faculty member in biophysics.

Our current biophysics research interests are in the structure and function of lipid bilayers, cholesterol domains, protein/lipid interactions and biosensors. Our current biophysics research tools include steady state and time-resolved fluorescence, time-resolved UV/VIS, FTIR, fluorescence microscopy, microfluidics and computer simulations. We also have access to the facilities in our new Experimental Science Building for biomaterials fabrication, tissue cell culture, AFM, confocal microscopy and Electron Microscopy. Our biophysics group is part of the molecular bioengineering (MBE) group in the newly completed Experimental Science Building. Other than collaboration within our physics department and MBE, our group has established successful collaborations with the nanochemistry group in Chemistry and Bioengineering group in Chemical Engineering on Texas Tech main campus. In addition, we have interactions with the molecular immunology group and neuronal science group of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, our medical school.

We are particularly interested in the research areas that utilize advanced optical imaging and/or spectroscopic techniques to study cells or biomaterials with applications in disease diagnosis or therapy. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of research and teaching objectives online at http://jobs.texastech.edu (Req. # 72952), and arrange for four letters of recommendation to be sent directly to:


Biophysics Search Committee Chair
Physics Department
PO Box 41051
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1051

Review of applications will commence immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please email all enquires to Biophysics Search or call (806) 742-3767 for more information about this position.

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