JANUARY 13, 2006 VOLUME 281 NUMBER 2

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

CHAIR, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology. The University of California, Davis School of Medicine is seeking candidates for the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. We seek an outstanding scientist with a superb record in research relevant to academic pharmacology to provide visionary and dynamic leadership to a vibrant and young department. The department is housed in the newly opened Genome and Biomedical Science Facility on the Davis campus, and has strong links to the new UC Davis Genome Center. The candidate should have a strong vision for basic science, and be prepared to lead the department in the School of Medicine’s multi-departmental quest for excellence. The candidate should have demonstrated ability to meet the challenges of academic medicine and to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment. The Chair will lead a department that currently has 10 full-time faculty, nine of whom have joined the department within the last two years. Additional information about the department is available at: http://som.ucdavis.edu/departments/pharmacology/. The Chair will also be responsible for continued growth of the Department, with the addition of 3 new state-funded tenure track faculty positions. Each new position will be accompanied by the resources needed to ensure recruitment of outstanding faculty.

The Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for (1) non-tenure earning Instructor position. Expertise in electrophysiology with at least 5 years experience in: (i) whole cell patch clamp recording; (ii) excised patch clamp recording (both macropatches and single channel);(iii)single channel data analysis: (iv) cell transfections and (v) tissue culture. Applicant must also have experience training fellows and students in electrophysiology methods. Please send Curriculum Vitae, statement of research plan, and three letters of recommendation by January 31, 2006 to: Dale J. Benos, Ph.D., 1918 University Blvd., MCLM 706, Birmingham, AL 35294. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized scientist with an active research program who has a demonstrated record of leadership, in research, education, mentoring, and administration and who qualifies for appointment at the Full Professor level. The candidate must possess a Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent. This is a state funded position (FTE) within the School of Medicine. Please forward: 1) curriculum vitae; 2) statement of research and administrative background; and 3) names and addresses of five references to: Pharmacology Chair Search Committee, via email to [email protected], or via regular mail to Janice Weir, c/o Office of Academic Affairs, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, PSSB Suite 2500, 4150 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95817. For Full consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2006. The position will remain open until filled through June 30, 2006. The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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