RCSB Protein Data Bank Director and Tenured Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Employer
- Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- New Brunswick, New Jersey (US)
- Salary
- Commensurate with education and experience
- Closing date
- Dec 11, 2024
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- Discipline
- Life Sciences, Computational Biology, Structural Biology
- Job Type
- President/CEO/Director/VP
- Organization Type
- Academia
RCSB Protein Data Bank Director
and Tenured Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
(3D Biostructure Chemist/Data Scientist, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ, USA) invites applications for a distinguished scientist, focused on 3D structures of biological macromolecules, to be appointed to the tenured rank of Professor. This role will include directorship of the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank and membership in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. The University is seeking an expert in experimental and/or computational structural biology with an outstanding record of accomplishment and excellent future promise, working at the interface between the chemical and data sciences and biology/medicine.
The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB, RCSB.org), headquartered at Rutgers, is the United States data center of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank partnership (wwPDB.org). Now in its 53rd year of continuous operations, US government agencies have continuously funded the open-access PDB since 1971. Today, the RCSB PDB serves many millions of data consumers worldwide every year with its research-focused web portal RCSB.org, a one-stop-shop for the world’s public domain 3D biostructure information, and its training, outreach, and education portal (PDB101.RCSB.org). PDB data are also repackaged and redistributed by nearly 500 external biodata resources and used by major biopharmaceutical companies, all at no charge and with no limitations on usage.
Applicants must have received a Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in experimental or computational structural biology or related fields; made outstanding contributions in fundamental and/or applied research in academia or industry; and successfully led multidisciplinary teams engaged in national/international collaborations. The visionary appointee will be expected to direct the RCSB PDB and sustain its success for a decade or more; work closely with external advisory boards, Worldwide Protein Data Bank partners, and collaborators in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa; pursue world-class research; secure external federal and private funding; serve as an effective science communicator and educator; and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and structural biology and data science professionals by exemplifying and promoting a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
Applications should include a cover letter, CV, publication list, 3–4 page statement of research and leadership accomplishments and plans, 2–3 page statement of teaching/mentoring accomplishments and plans, and names of five potential references (candidates will be contacted before any letters are solicited). All materials should be submitted online via ROCS to the posting: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/208064.
Review of applications will begin in September 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
About the RCSB PDB and the Rutgers Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
RCSB PDB team members work at three academic institutions: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, San University of California, San Diego, and the University of California San Francisco. The organization is headquartered within the Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine (IQB.Rutgers.edu) at Rutgers, located alongside other prominent biomedical research centers and health and basic science departments. It sits on a suburban campus in Piscataway, New Jersey, near New York City, the Jersey Shore, Philadelphia, and Newark Liberty International Airport.
Rutgers is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education, committed to building a beloved community through University Equity and Inclusion. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 70,000 students and 23,400 full- and part-time faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. Our community values leadership, respect, innovation and creativity, research and scholarship, integrity, and teamwork.
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