Cluster Hires in Bio-Inspired NanoTechnology

Senior Faculty Position in Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology
The Department of Chemistry of the University of Kentucky invites applications for a tenured position at the Full Professor level in the area of Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology (broadly defined).  We are seeking candidates who are internationally recognized, have developed a strong multidisciplinary competitive research program with a history of continuous funding, and who are dedicated to excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.  This position is the first in a cluster of hires in Bionanotechnology in the College of Arts & Sciences and complements existing strengths in Biological Chemistry and Nanotechnology within the College. Initial consideration of applications will begin Oct. 15, 2007 with an anticipated starting date of August 2008. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

Junior Faculty Position in Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology
The Department of Chemistry of the University of Kentucky invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology (broadly defined). We are seeking candidates who will develop an internationally recognized competitive research program, and who will be dedicated to excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. This position is part of a cluster of hires in Bionanotechnology in the College of Arts & Sciences, and complements existing strengths in Biological Chemistry and Nanotechnology within the College. Initial consideration of applications will begin Oct. 15, 2007 with an anticipated starting date of August 2008. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

The Department of Chemistry has extensive research programs in analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Current facilities that may aid the research program of a biological chemist include six NMR spectrometers (two 400 MHz Varian INOVA, two Gemini 200 MHz, a 600 MHz Varian INOVA, and a 400 MHz Varian solid-state NMR). Crystallographic facilities include Bruker-Nonius X8 Proteum (CuKα, rotating anode) and Nonius KappaCCD (MoKα) diffractometers with low temperature capabilities. The Department also administers the University of Kentucky Mass Spectrometry Facility (UKMSF), which, like the NMR facility, serves the mass spectrometric needs of the entire University. Large-scale Computing facilities at UK include a new HP Superdome supercomputer, with 224 processors capable of 672 GFLOPS and dedicated software (Gaussian 03, ACES II, GAMESS) for electronic structure calculations. Additional facilities available on campus include DNA sequencing, a lab animal facility, a cord blood bank, an ecological research facility, electron microscopy, flow cytometry, an imaging facility, a microarray core and a transgenic mouse facility.

Situated in Lexington, in the heart of the beautiful bluegrass region of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky, is a comprehensive research university with a large medical center. Student enrollment on the Lexington campus exceeds 27,000 with a total faculty of about 1,900. The Department of Chemistry currently has 27 faculty members and offers B.S., B.A., M.S., and Ph. D. degree programs. It is launching a new undergraduate emphasis on Biological Chemistry this fall. Many of our faculty have active collaborations with colleagues in other departments and colleges, including the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, Agriculture, the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, and the Center for Applied Energy Research.

Applicants for this position should submit a curriculum vita, a research plan, a summary of past research accomplishments that identifies contributions made specifically by the applicant to team efforts and key works in which she/he is a co-author, and a brief prospectus outlining teaching interests. Applicants should also arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be sent to the Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0055. Please submit any questions about this position to the Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology Search Chair at daunert@uky.edu.    n.b. Responses may require up to a week.

A complete application will comprise:

        1)      Curriculum vita
        2)      Research plan
        3)      Summary of past research that highlights team efforts and key works
        4)      A brief prospectus outlining teaching interests.
        5)      At least three letters of recommendation