2017年西北大学医学院招聘合成生物学方向访问学者

Faculty Position in Feinberg School of Medicine and Center for Synthetic Biology

The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Center for Synthetic Biology. Applicants should have a PhD and postdoctoral experience in a field related to synthetic biology and should have research plans that apply synthetic biological approaches to biomedical goals. Northwestern University has recently started the Center for Synthetic Biology as a university-wide initiative to formalize and grow Synthetic Biology as a research theme. Northwestern University offers superb start-up packages with collegial and collaborative scientific environment that is rich with core facilities, robust cross-disciplinary graduate training programs, and diverse expertise.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. and/or a M.D. degree and postdoctoral experience. Salary is commensurate with experience. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States. Start date will be within the 2016-2017 academic year.

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美国西北大学Northwestern University成立于1851年，是一所顶尖的私立研究大学。它创建于上个世纪，由1位物理学家、2位商人、3位检察官及3位牧师所创办，创建1851年，从1988年至1994年，六年蝉联美国各名牌大学商学院的排名第一位。西北大学位于美国伊利诺伊州的小镇埃文斯通。

学院建立于1851年，在成立之时学院并没有教职员工及学生，甚至也没有建筑物。如今西北大学已经成为一所顶尖的私立研究大学。它招收严格，只录取最优秀的人才入内深造。在最新的2011《美国新闻与世界报道》美国大学排名中，西北大学名列第12位。其中商学院第5、法学院第12、医学院第19、工程学院第20。其在泰晤士报世界大学排名中名列25、QS世界大学排名名列26。Evanston 主校区紧靠密西根湖，景色极其优美。