The motivation to act as a team member in collaborative and interdisciplinary research groups will be an important characteristic of the successful candidate. The candidate will also be expected to participate in campus-wide graduate training programs in cellular and molecular biology, genetics and environmental toxicology. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a description of research accomplishments and future interests, and have three letters of recommendation sent on their behalf, to Dr. William L. Smith, Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry, Box LWWW, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1319. To ensure consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 1999. Candidates from groups underrepresented in academic science are encouraged to apply.
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The Department of Biochemistry seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Applications for the assistant professor level should have postdoctoral experience that demonstrates productivity and outstanding potential for independent research applying modern biophysical and computational methodology in the area of protein structure, function and design. The successful candidate will complement and enhance existing expertise in this area. Applications for the associate professor level should have already demonstrated superior accomplishments in protein structural research. The Department has a large faculty conducting research on many aspects of contemporary biochemistry and molecular biology, with other research emphases in the areas of plant biochemistry and biochemistry of the cell nucleus.