Listed below are current positions open in the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology.

The University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) Translational Genomics Core (TGC) is an active provider of microarray services to University and external researchers:
processing over 1,000 samples per year to perform gene-expression, genotyping, and other genomic analyses using the Illumina, Affymetrix, Agilent, and Nimblegen platforms.  In addition, the TGC has an Illumina Genome Analyzer and provides next-generation sequencing technology to our users.  We seek an exceptional candidate to participate in and direct the daily activities of this Core.  Regular duties include providing
assistance with the planning of experiments, participating in core- laboratory strategic planning, educational outreach, overseeing laboratory technicians, microarray and sequencing sample processing, and quality control.  Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in nucleic acid chemistry, genetics/genomics, bioinformatics or a related field and/or at least two years of microarray sample-processing experience. Special attention will be given to candidates with management experience and/or a record of achievement in a service-oriented organization.  The successful candidate will be appointed at an academic rank commensurate with experience.  Interested candidates should forward their resumes and three letters of reference to:

Translational Genomics Core Search, Department of Genetics and
Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263
Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-3301
(e-mail: graveley@neuron.uchc.edu )

The Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine is seeking highly qualified individuals with an outstanding background in RNA biology. Areas of interest include but are not limited to RNA editing, alternative splicing, non-coding RNAs (including microRNAs), RNA transport and RNA stability. The Department is seeking an individual who will build on our established expertise in these areas and who will develop a world-class translational research program in RNA research.Applications are invited for a position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level. Faculty will enjoy superb resources including a generous start-up package as well as state-of-the art core facilities for mouse transgenics and ES cell manipulation, microarrays, nucleic acid sequencing, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy and fluorescence imaging. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an independent and innovative research program that will attract extramural funding and to actively contribute to a rich scientific environment. Candidates are invited to visit the departmental web page (http://genetics.uchc.edu) and should apply by submitting (preferably electronically) a curriculum vita, selected publications and the names of three references to:

Marc Lalande PhD, Professor and Chair
Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology
The University of Connecticut Health Center
School of Medicine
Farmington, CT 06030-3301
Email: lalande@uchc.edu

UCHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/PwD

 
DIVISION OF HUMAN GENETICS
UCONN HEALTH CENTER/ CT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Full-time academic position now available at the  Assistant to Associate Professor level with responsibilities for patient care, teaching and collaborative research. The successful candidate should be board certified in clinical genetics and pediatrics.
Candidates for this position will be expected to provide clinical genetics services; teaching in the innovative medical/dental school curriculum, residency and fellowship programs and community CME activities; and participate in translational or collaborative clinical research, the proportions of which are to be determined. Candidates of senior academic rank and appropriate experience may also be considered for the position of Director of the Division of Human Genetics.
Candidates should submit a current curriculum vita, letter of interest and references to:

Robert M. Greenstein, MD
Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Developmental Biology, and the Department of Pediatrics Director, Division of Human Genetics University of Connecticut School of Medicine
65 Kane St.
West Hartford, CT 06119
Phone: 860-523-6470
Greenstein@nso1.uchc.edu

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/PwD