Proteomics Director and Assistant Scientist Position Openning

ASSISTANT SCIENTIST & DIRECTOR, PROTEOMICS DIVISION INTERDISCIPLINARY
CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (ICBR)
University of Florida

The Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) at the
University of Florida is seeking a dynamic individual for a 12-month
non-tenure accruing faculty position as Assistant Scientist and Director
of the ICBR Proteomics Division.

As Director of Proteomics, the incumbent will be charged with setting
the vision and helping to acquire the resources to make the ICBR
Proteomics Division among the best in the nation. Individual will be
responsible for the day-to-day management of mass spectrometry, 2D
electrophoresis, peptide synthesis, gel imaging and other services in
the laboratory, management of staff, interactions with faculty and
staff wishing to do proteomics research, and will have a role in
teaching proteomics research to students, staff and faculty through the
ICBR education program. For detailed information about the Proteomics
Division, see the ICBR website ([Only registered users see links. ]).

Required qualifications are a Ph.D. in chemistry, biology or related
field involving research with mass spectrometry and proteomics;
experience with protein identification, quantitation (using isotope
labeling and/or label free technology) and post-translational
modifications such as phosphorylation-site mapping, and proficiency with
separation techniques, including multiple dimensional chromatography.
Experience with high-throughput facilities and bioinformatics-proteomics
interfaces are highly desirable.

Salary: $55,000, negotiable based on experience.

To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and
contact information of three references in one electronic file to the
email below. Review of applications will begin in December, 2007.
Nominations of candidates are encouraged. Women and minorities are
encouraged to apply. Please forward all applications, nominations and
inquiries to:

Dr. Robert Ferl, ICBR Director
University of Florida, PO Box 103622
Gainesville, FL 32610-3622
Phone 352.273.8030 Fax 352.273.8070
[Only registered users see links. ]

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The ICBR is a campus-wide center that provides state-of-the-art
scientific expertise, training, instrumentation, and technologies to
faculty, staff, graduate students, and other research partners
throughout the university, state and nation ([Only registered users see links. ] ). The
ICBR Research Laboratories, including the Proteomics Laboratory, are
staffed by ICBR personnel who are expert in each of the research
laboratory technologies (genomics, proteomics, sequencing, gene
expression, mass spectrometry, microarrays, hybridoma, flow cytometry,
electron microscopy and bioimaging, molecular biomarkers, genetic
analysis, and bioinformatics). The staff also advises and offers
scientific and technical consultation for investigators, and is strongly
committed to developing new advances in their technology areas and to
passing this knowledge on to faculty users.



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Sixue Chen

Department of Botany,
UF Genetics Institute, and
Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology Program
University of Florida
Cancer & Genetics Research Complex, Room 438
1376 Mowry Road, PO Box 103610
Gainesville, FL 32610
USA

Tel: +1 (352) 273-8330
Fax: +1 (352) 273-8284
Email: [Only registered users see links. ]
Web page: [Only registered users see links. ]
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