COORDINATOR 1
(Grants and Contracts)
Department of Biological Sciences
 

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with related coursework or experience. Additional Qualification Desired: Accounting experience. Responsibilities: (Administration of Grants and Contracts) serves as a liaison between the principal investigator(s) and the University for administration of departmental grants and contracts; conforms to funding agency requirements of budgets, reports and proposals to funding agencies; maintains spreadsheets and database records on grant and contract expenditures; responds to requests by the Chair; Assistant to the Chair, and the principal investigator(s) concerning grants and contracts; reviews all new/renewal proposals to check budgets for accuracy and conformity to university guidelines; (Accounting Management) prepares, analyzes, and reconciles ledgers on the Board of Regents, American Health Association, American Diabetes Association, La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries grants, NIH, COR Faculty Research, all cost sharing account, and privately funded grants to ensure that these are in balance; prepares travel documents for candidates, seminar speakers, prospective graduate students, and special guest to the department; assists with department’s equipment inventory; performs other duties as deemed necessary by the Chair and/or the Assistant to the Chair. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is April 30, 2008 or until candidate is selected. Submit letter of application and resume (including e-mail address) to:

Charyl Thompson
Department of Biological Sciences
202 Life Sciences Bldg.
Ref:# 1140
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
cthomps@lsu.edu
 

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COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
Associate/Full Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Center for Computation & Technology

The Department of Biological Sciences and the Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) at Louisiana State University invite applications for a joint, senior level faculty position in Computational Biology, broadly defined.  Required qualifications: Ph.D. and a successful track record of independent research.  Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, biomolecular structure/function, systems biology modeling, genomics and computational neuroscience.  The successful candidate will be expected to have and maintain a vigorous, extramurally funded research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching.  The candidate will work closely with faculty in Biological Sciences and other departments at LSU, as well as the CCT faculty to foster the development of a center of excellence in Computational Biology at LSU.  LSU anticipates hiring several additional faculty in computational biology in the future.  The CCT offers an innovative and interdisciplinary research environment for advancing computational sciences, including a highly competitive computing environment with access to 100 TFlops of computing resources in conjunction with the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI).  This position is also offered in conjunction with the LONI Institute (http://institute.loni.org/), a bold new inter-university collaboration aiming to fill a dozen new faculty positions in related areas.  LSU will join the national TeraGrid in January 2008.  For additional information visit our departmental website: http://www.biology.lsu.edu, and the CCT web site: http://www.cct.lsu.edu/home.  We encourage applications from women and minorities.  An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.  Application deadline is October 15, 2008 or until a candidate is selected.  Send curriculum vitae, (including e-mail address), statements of  research & teaching interests, three letters of recommendation, and no more than three representative publications to: 

John C. Larkin
Chair of Computational Biologist Search
Department of Biological Sciences
202 Life Sciences Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
cthomps@lsu.edu
Ref. Log # 1098

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VIROLOGIST
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University (website:http://www.biology.lsu.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Virology. A PhD or equivalent degree in biological sciences or a related field, postdoctoral experience and a record of creative and significant research in any area of virology (mammalian model systems preferred) and/or host responses to viral infection are required. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous, extramurally funded research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching. We encourage applications from women and minorities. Send curriculum vitae, email address, statement of research and teaching interests, three letters of recommendation and reprints of key publications to:

Virology Search Committee
Department of Biological Sciences
202 Life Sciences Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803,USA 225/578-2601
cthomps@lsu.edu
Ref. Log # 023966

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.

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SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGIST
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University (website:http://www.biology.lsu.edu) invites applications for a Systems Physiologist tenure-track position. A PhD or equivalent degree in biological sciences or a related field, postdoctoral experience and a record of creative and significant research in any area of experimental animal physiology (non-mammalian model systems preferred). The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous, extramurally funded research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching. We encourage applications from women and minorities. Salary and level will be commensurate with experience. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is November 1, 2007 or until a candidate is selected. Send curriculum vitae, email address, statement of research and teaching interests, three letters of recommendation and reprints of key publications to:

Systems Physiology Search Committee
Department of Biological Sciences
202 Life Sciences Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803,USA 225/578-2601
Ref. Log # 024645

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.

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Ichthyologist
(Assistant Professor/Assistant Curator)
Louisiana State University

The Department of Biological Sciences and the Museum of Natural Science at Louisiana State University invite applications for an Assistant Professor/Assistant Curator (Ichthyologist/Tenure-track) position. Required Qualifications: A Ph.D. or equivalent in Biological Sciences or a related field; curatorial experience in a research collection. Additional Qualifications Desired: Research focus on the evolutionary biology of fish; postdoctoral experience; strong background in the development, management, and use of museum collections. Responsibilities: develops a strong, competitively funded research program, teach one course per year, directs graduate students, curates LSU’s ichthyology collection. Visit http://www.biology.lsu.edu and http://www.lsu.edu/museum for additional information. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is November 30, 2007 or until a candidate is selected. Send curriculum vitae (including e-mail address), statements of research & teaching interests, and the names and contact information for three references to:

Ichthyologist Search,
c/o Mark Hafner,
Department of Biological Sciences,
202 Life Sciences Bldg,
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 U.S.A.
Ref. Log #002406.

 

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Research Associate 1 or 2
(one or more positions/full-time and part-time)
Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University conducts research in 3 main areas of science: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, and Systematics, Ecology and Evolution. Research staff is being sought to conduct research in one or more of these areas, and to help with laboratory maintenance and supervision of students. Required Qualifications: RA1 – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field. RA2: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field and 1 year related laboratory experience. Salary and level will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline is March 7, 2008 or until candidates are selected. Submit cover letter and resume, including email address to:

Ms. Charyl Thompson,
Department of Biological Sciences,
202 Life Sciences Bldg.,
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803,
225/578-2601.
cthomps@lsu.edu
(Ref. Log #1124).

 

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 2
Department of Biological Sciences

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Microbiology or related field. Additional Qualifications Desired: Experience assessing microbial processes and diversity using traditional culture and molecular methods. Responsibilities: conducts research on the microbiology of carbon monoxide in various terrestrial and aquatic systems using microbiological, ecological and molecular ecology approaches, including assays of diversity and isolation of novel microbes. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Review of applications will begin January 18, 2008 and will continue until a candidate is selected. Send statement of interest, CV (including e-mail address), and three letters of reference to:

Charyl Thompson
Department of Biological Sciences
202 Life Sciences Bldg
Louisiana State University
Ref: #022093
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: cthomps@lsu.edu

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Research Associate 3 or 4
(one or more positions/full-time and part-time)
Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University conducts research in 3 main areas of science: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, and Systematics, Ecology and Evolution. Research staff is being sought to conduct research in one or more of these areas, and to help with laboratory maintenance and supervision of students. Required Qualifications: RA3 – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field and at least 2 years related experience or Master’s degree in a related field. RA4: Master’s degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field and at least 1 year related laboratory experience. Salary and level will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline is March 7, 2008 or until candidates are selected. Submit cover letter and resume, including email address to:

Ms. Charyl Thompson,
Department of Biological Sciences,
202 Life Sciences Bldg.,
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803,
225/578-2601.
cthomps@lsu.edu
(Ref. Log #1125).

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 3 OR 4
Microbiologist
Department of Biological Sciences

Required Qualifications: (RA3 level) Bachelor’s degree in microbiology or related field; (RA4 level) Master’s degree in same areas; (Both levels) experience with microbiological, chemical and molecular biological assays. Additional Qualifications Desired: Some fieldwork experience in terrestrial or marine ecosystems. Responsibilities: conducts microbiological and related chemical assays using gas and liquid chromatography and spectroscopy. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Review of applications will begin January 18, 2008 and will continue until a candidate is selected. Salary and level will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send statement of interest, curriculum vita (including e-mail address), and three letters of reference to:

Dr. G.M. King
Department of Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University
Ref: Log #1108
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: gking@lsu.edu

 

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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Department of Biological Sciences

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Microbiology or related field. Additional Qualifications Desired: Experience assessing microbial processes and diversity using traditional culture and molecular methods. Responsibilities: conducts research on the microbiology of carbon monoxide in various terrestrial and aquatic systems using microbiological, ecological and molecular ecology approaches, including assays of diversity and isolation of novel microbes. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Review of applications will begin January 18, 2008 and will continue until a candidate is selected. Send statement of interest, CV (including e-mail address), and three letters of reference to:

Dr. G.M. King
Department of Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University
Ref: Log #1107
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
E-mail: gking@lsu.edu

 

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Sr. Postdoctoral/Postdoctoral Researcher
(one or more positions/full-time and part-time)
Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University conducts research in 3 main areas of science: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cellular, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, and Systematics, Ecology and Evolution. Research staff is being sought to conduct research in one or more of these areas, and to help with laboratory maintenance and supervision of students. Required Qualifications: Sr. PostDoc: Ph.D. degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field and related coursework in discipline/specialty area with at least 3 years experience. Postdoc: Ph.D. degree or equivalent degree in a biological science or related field and related coursework in discipline/specialty area. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline is March 7, 2008 or until candidates are selected. Submit cover letter and resume, including email address to:

Ms. Charyl Thompson,
Department of Biological Sciences,
202 Life Sciences Bldg.,
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803,
225/578-2601.
cthomps@lsu.edu
(Ref. Log #1126).

 

LSU is an equal opportunity/equal access employer.