The Department of Pharmacological Sciences (http://www.pharm.stonybrook.edu/faculty_research/overview) at Stony Brook University seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Candidates must have an M.D. and/or Ph.D., at least two years of postgraduate research experience, and an outstanding record of research accomplishment. This search is intended to recruit investigators with translational research programs that make use of Cryo-EM to pursue fundamental questions relevant to health-connected fields such as cancer, neuroscience, metabolism, and infectious disease. Senior candidates should have a record of success with extramural funding and training of students and/or fellows. Applicants must be eligible for a faculty appointment in accordance with the criteria established by the School of Medicine (Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.)

   The Department has pre-doctoral and MSTP training grants, a broad infrastructure for research investigation, and newly renovated lab space housing structural biologists with expertise in NMR and x-ray crystallography. Many of the faculty use EM and Super-Resolution microscopy approaches, and additional structural biologists and imagers are found in the Departments of Biochemistry, Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Neurobiology, and Biomedical Engineering. With the on-going NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant awarded to the University and the recent and largest gift ever to public higher education in the State of New York, Stony Brook University is embarking on a transformational expansion of the biomedical research enterprise. Diverse opportunities for collaborative research on campus include the Cancer Center, the Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, the Center for Structural Biology, the Institute for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, and the interactive Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Departments.

   Imaging biological molecules is key to understanding their function, providing a starting point for rational drug design and protein engineering. Stony Brook University (SBU) is becoming a leader in biomolecular imaging through its newly-upgraded high-field NMR facilities including Bruker 700MHz and 850 MHz instruments with cryogenic probes, a strong program in computational structural and physical biology, world-class computational resources, facilities for radiotracer synthesis and human imaging, and proximity to the new third- generation synchrotron facility at Brookhaven National Lab (NSLS-II). The Biomolecular Imaging Cluster has already recruited junior faculty with expertise in x-ray crystallography and in super-resolution microscopy to add to our recent NIH-funded purchase of SIM and STORM instrumentation. Most relevant to this recruitment, SBU received this year a $2M Shared Instrumentation award from NIH to obtain a state-of-the-art 200 kV Talos cryo-EM microscope and detector that will be installed and go live in Spring, 2016.

   Stony Brook University, home to many highly-ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus has more than 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of the nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world-class scientific programs utilizing state-of- the-art facilities. Stony Brook University is also located close to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory with which it interacts through graduate program training and faculty collaborations.

   To apply, use Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5904) to submit a State employment application, a complete curriculum vitae including publications, and a 3-page proposed research plan of current and future research, and have three letters of recommendation submitted through the AJO site. The cover letter should indicate whether the applicant wishes to be considered for appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Applicants at the Associate or Full Professor level should add a summary of past and current research funding and administrative and teaching experiences. Electronic submission through AJO is required. Questions should be addressed to Ms. Lynda Perdomo-Ayala, Department Administrator (lynda.perdomo-ayala@stonybrook.edu, fax (631-444-9749.)

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED. For a full position description, visit www.stonybrook.edu/jobs (Ref.F-9530/15/08).