Tenure Track Assistant Professor positions, beginning Fall 2013. The Center for Neuroscience in conjunction with the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior in the College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, and the Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, are inviting applications for two junior faculty positions.

We seek outstanding candidates who study fundamental mechanisms of neural function/dysfunction. A Ph.D. or M.D. or equivalent and postdoctoral experience in an appropriate discipline are required. The successful applicant will be expected to develop independent, extramurally funded research programs at the cutting edge of neurobiology. The successful applicant will hold an academic appointment in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior or School of Medicine, Department of Neurology and will contribute to the graduate and undergraduate teaching mission of that department as well as to the University-wide Neuroscience Graduate Program. They will be housed in the Center for Neuroscience, an interdisciplinary research center that is home to more than 26 neuroscientists working collaboratively in all areas of neuroscience. The neuroscience community at U. C. Davis is broad and extremely well integrated across campus, with exceptionally close and collegial interactions between members of the Center and faculty from other campus institutes, departments, and graduate programs.

Please apply at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/

The web site will have both positions listed, Center for Neuroscience NPB, cellular, molecular and systems and Center for Neuroscience Med: Neurology, cellular, molecular and systems. Potential applicants are encouraged to view those positions and to apply to both positions if interested. The chair of both search committees is Cameron Carter, M.D., cameron.carter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. For questions please contact: Pam Matoba, pdmatoba@ucdavis.edu. Required materials include: curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and experience (including information about previous activities mentoring women, minorities, students with disabilities, or other under-represented groups), copies of up to five representative publications and provide a list of names and contact information of at least three individuals from whom references will be obtained. All materials including letters must be received by November 30th, 2012, to be assured consideration. The search will remain open until the position is filled. UC Davis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.