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Position Number: 1034925
Location: San Jose, CA
Position Type: Education

San José State University
San José, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval

Specialization: Physiologist
Job Opening ID (JOID): 24150
Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure track)

Qualifications:
The Department of Biological Sciences at San José State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in physiology. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and postdoctoral experience in the physiological sciences. Candidates should have a proven record of excellence in teaching and research or evidence of promise for excellence in teaching and laboratory based research. Expertise in one of the following areas of physiology is strongly preferred: cellular, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, or respiratory physiology. Candidates should have laboratory based research experience and have published in their area of expertise. Preference will be given to candidates whose backgrounds complement and augment existing faculty and programs. Applicants should have awareness of and sensitivity to educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate is expected to take a leadership role in the physiological sciences and related fields. Teaching duties can include participation in a variety of lower-, upper-division and graduate courses for pre-professional, major, and non-major students. These courses include but are not limited to Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Systems Physiology lecture and laboratory courses, Integrative Physiology, Cell Physiology, graduate level physiology lecture or laboratory courses, and the freshman core biology series. The candidate is expected to establish a successful research lab utilizing tissue-, organ-, or systems-level studies of a physiological nature. The candidate is encouraged to develop teaching and research collaborations with department faculty in other disciplines of biology. Innovation in teaching is strongly encouraged and research involving masters and undergraduate students is expected. Applicants' materials should demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Salary Range:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 17, 2018

Eligibility:
Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application Procedure:
For full consideration, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/ philosophy, research plans, and at least three original letters of reference with contact information by September 30, 2017 to Click Here

Please direct questions to:
Dr. Jeffrey Honda
Chair, Department of Biological Sciences San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0100

San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California's most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

San José State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. This policy applies to all San José State University students, faculty, and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Note that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

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