ASST PROFESSOR - Biophysics

Job Summary

The University of Michigan and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will jointly invest $79 million to support and recruit 30 new faculty members to the Ann Arbor campus as part of a nationwide effort to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community.

The Program in Biophysics at the University of Michigan seeks exceptional applicants for the 2024 Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) Program. The Unit is a broad, interdisciplinary program whose faculty apply the principles of physics, chemistry and theoretical modeling to explain the molecular and cellular structures specific to life.

As part of the College of Literature Science and the Arts (LSA), this hiring program aims to recruit faculty with a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion via their scholarship, teaching, and/or service activities with research interests suitable for funding by the NIH. This call is part of a broader university effort to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community.

This is a full-time, university year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 25, 2025. For further information about biophysics research areas please visit https://lsa.umich.edu/biophysics.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Required Qualifications*

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or terminal degree conferred by July 1, 2025 and must never have had a tenure-track faculty appointment.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Application materials are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET (reference letters will be accepted until October 29, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET). Materials should include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and experience (including teaching evaluations and other evidence of teaching excellence), statement of current and future research plans, a diversity statement that demonstrates your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement, writing samples, and three letters of reference. Applicants for LSA departments can write separate or combined DEI and service statements. If a combined statement is written, it must be uploaded for both the DEI and service statements. See the M-PACT website for program details, application components, eligibility criteria, and application portal.

However, the Program in Biophysics first requests that applicants submit their materials (except letters) by September 20, 2024 at 8 AM ET by emailing a single PDF to [email protected] .

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

253008

Working Title

ASST PROFESSOR - Biophysics

Job Title

ASST PROFESSOR

Work Location

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Onsite

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

College Of Lsa

Department

LSA Biophysics

Posting Begin/End Date

8/12/2024 - 10/15/2024

Career Interest

Instructional - Regular