Job Title Assistant Professor - Biochemistry
Rank Assistant Professor
Tenure Information Tenure Track
Position Details
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a tenure-track position in any area of Biochemistry. This appointment would be at the Assistant Professor level. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree. The successful candidate will be expected to mount an externally funded research program and will also contribute to teaching core courses in the Biochemistry program. Evidence of teaching experience would be an asset.
Our University and Values
The University of Lethbridge (uLethbridge) is a comprehensive and research-intensive university founded on the principles of liberal education where inspired scholars integrate research and creative activity with teaching. Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. Founded in 1967 on traditional Blackfoot land, it is a place where student engagement in learning, creative activities, and research takes place every day. With campuses in Lethbridge and Calgary, uLethbridge offers more than 150 undergraduate and 60 graduate programs in the Faculties of Arts & Science, Education, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, the Schools of Liberal Education and Graduate Studies, and the Dhillon School of Business, to more than 8,900 students.
The University of Lethbridge recognizes that diversity enriches our campus and our community and is fundamental to excellence in teaching, learning, and research. The university as a whole embraces equity as a core value to be truly inclusive of the communities of which we are a part, and this requires ongoing intentional and systemic action. Through recruitment and support of individuals who further enhance our commitment to inclusion and diversity, the University strives to create a community where students, faculty and staff feel welcome, are treated equitably and can thrive.
Our Team
The ideal candidate will be joining the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry team which consists of 22 members (13 research-active faculty members and 9 instructors). The Department is most proud of the state-of-the-art Science Commons Building, which contains shared and dedicated lab space for the new position. This new 38,500-m2 building houses facilities and laboratory spaces that foster collaborations within and among disciplines. Descriptions of the Department and the Facilities, plus links to the relevant webpages, can be found on our University and Department web site. Shared facilities available in the building include high-field NMR, mass spectroscopy (Orbitrap FusionTM TribridTM coupled to UHPLC and nano-HPLC units for LC-MS/MS analysis), a bioinformatics core facility, next generation sequencing facilities (Illumina, Nanopore PromethION), a nucleic acids synthesizer, cell culture and gene expression assays facilities, and the Synbridge synthetic biology maker space.
The University of Lethbridge is home to the Alberta RNA Research Institute (ARRTI), the Southern Alberta Genome Sciences Centre, the Canadian Centre for Hydrodynamics, the NSERC CREATE-funded RNA Innovation program, the Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies (C-CRAFT), as well as a number of other research institutes. Members of the Department lead provincial and national scientific networks, notably the Northwest Biophysics Consortium and the Alberta Bioinformatics Network. Candidates in research areas that can contribute to the mission of ARRTI or of other UofL research institutes are particularly encouraged to apply.
In addition to the University of Lethbridge, Southern Alberta is home to a number of important research facilities, including a major Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station, the National Centre for Animal Diseases of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the applied research laboratories of Lethbridge College.
Application
All applications must be submitted online, and should include a letter of application, a detailed curriculum-vitae, research proposal and/or detailed research plan (5 page NSERC Discovery Grant style preferred), teaching philosophy and contact information for three referees. Referees will be contacted directly, with information on how to submit their reference letters. The application submission triggers this request to your references, so please ensure that they are prepared to submit their letters no later than Dec. 30th, 2021. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but consideration of complete files will commence on January 4, 2022. The expected start date of the appointment is July 1, 2022. The University of Lethbridge offers competitive benefits. Hiring salary will be in the range of $70,000-$85,000 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Peter W. Dibble, Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, at [email protected].
Faculty Faculty of Arts & Science
Campus Lethbridge