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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>In addition to the Global Change Biologist position (<a href="https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=102396">https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=102396</a>) that I sent a message about last week, we are also conducting a search for Big Data/Computation Biologist. Please feel free to share the ad below with post-docs or colleagues that you think may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Thank-you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Jennie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><img border=0 width=103 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D4671C.A8FD3A20" alt="cid:image001.png@01D4671B.F22584B0"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>The University of Texas at El Paso<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>College of Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Department of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Assistant Professor – Big Data/Computational Biologist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>POSITION DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style='color:black'>: The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position for a </span><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Big Data/Computational Biologist</span></b><span style='color:black'>. </span><span style='color:#212121'>In particular, we are<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#212121'>seeking highly collaborative candidates with expertise in analysis of omics, including but not limited to genomics,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#212121'>proteomics, or metabolomics; imaging or other large biological datasets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>The anticipated appointment date is fall 2019 or earlier. The successful candidate is expected to (1) establish an<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>extramurally funded research program; (2) teach and mentor undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students; and (3)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>have a strong potential for collaboration across biomedical sciences and ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: </span></b><span style='color:black'>The Department of Biological Sciences, with doctoral programs in Biosciences and EEB, is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>among the most productive departments at UTEP and contributes to interdisciplinary programs in Environmental<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Science and Engineering, Bioinformatics, and Computational Science. A Data Science doctoral program is under<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>development. Core facilities in the NIH sponsored Border Biomedical Research Center include capacities for DNA Next-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Gen sequencing, bioinformatics, and statistics; Biodiversity Collections. More information is available at the </span><span style='color:blue'>Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:blue'>of Biological Sciences website</span><span style='color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>ABOUT UTEP</span></b><span style='color:black'>: Located in one of the largest binational communities in the world, The University of Texas at El Paso is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>unique among research institutions. UTEP enrolls more than 25,000 students, most of whom are Hispanic. The Brookings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Institution in 2017 ranked UTEP as the No. 1 leader in equal access to higher education, based on a combination of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>research productivity and student social mobility. The University has annual funded research expenditures of $95<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>million, maintains an operating budget of $500 million and employs approximately 4,000 people. With 172 bachelor’s,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>master’s and doctoral degree programs available in eight colleges and schools, UTEP is the first national research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>university serving a 21st century student demographic. UTEP provides a local high performance computing facility at the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Research and Academic Data Center, and has access to the Texas Advanced Computing Center at Austin, which operates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>some of the world's most powerful computing resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</span></b><span style='color:black'>: Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, postdoctoral research experience, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>a strong record of research accomplishments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>APPLICATION PROCEDURES</span></b><span style='color:black'>: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Candidates must submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, a brief description of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>teaching philosophy, and complete contact information for at least three references.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>To apply, please visit </span><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.utep.edu/employment">www.utep.edu/employment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Hiring decisions are based on budget approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>In keeping with its Access and Excellence mission, the University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>growth and development of all.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>The University of Texas at El Paso does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>disability, genetic information, veteran's status, sexual orientation or gender identity in employment or in the<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:Calibri-BoldItalic;color:black'>provision of services.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>__________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jennie R. McLaren<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Texas at El Paso<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.jenniemclaren.com">www.jenniemclaren.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>