DESCRIPTION: The University of Texas at El Paso seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Bioinformatics to expand upon the existing core of faculty members in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics supporting the interdisciplinary program in bioinformatics. Job duties include the usual teaching, research, service, mentoring students, and participating in the development of the new interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Computational Science and Engineering. The University of Texas at El Paso has an enrollment of more than 18,000 students, and is located in high, mountainous country in the Chihuahuan Desert along the US-Mexico border. El Paso and its sister city Ciudad Juarez have a combined population of about two million.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: A doctorate in an area of biological, computational, mathematical, or statistical sciences is required. The successful candidate must have an active research program in bioinformatics, with preference given to investigators with experience in mathematical modeling and high performance computing.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send a letter of interest, complete curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to the Faculty Hiring Committee, Bioinformatics Program, Bell Hall 138, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0514. Consideration of applicants will begin immediately and continue until February 15, 2005.

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