Faculty
Tenure and Tenure-Track Positions
None at this time.
Lecturers
Two Lecturer and Lecturer/Laboratory Coordinator
The Department of Biology at the University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for two lecturer positions to be filled on or after 1 August, 2008. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Biology. Duties for the first Lecturer position include but are not limited to teaching freshman biology (majors and non-majors) and a course in scientific and technical writing. Duties for the Lecturer/Laboratory Coordinator position include organization and coordination of introductory freshman laboratories (oversight of Graduate Teaching Assistants including weekly meetings, ordering of supplies, liaison with those teaching lecture sections, etc.) with the occasional opportunity to teach freshman biology lecture sections. The positions offer a competitive salary and benefits. Send Curriculum Vitae and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Dan Formanowicz, Associate Chair, Department of Biology, Box 19498, Arlington, TX 76019 (formanowicz@uta.edu). Review of applications will begin 1 May, 2008 and continue until the positions are filled. The University of Texas at Arlington is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Postdocs
Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction
Melotto Lab
Qualifications: Candidate should have Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Plant Science or related fields. Experience in molecular biology and microscopy, strong written and communication skills are highly desirable. Applicant must have a successful publication history.
Responsibilities: The selected postdoctoral researcher will be part of an NIH-funded project to investigate stomate-based innate immunity against bacterial infections in Arabidopsis and fresh vegetable crops. The project also aims at basic understanding of how different bacteria activate or inactivate this newly discovered plant immune response (see publications: Cell 126:969-980; Cellular Microbiology 9:1621-1629; Nature 448:661-665).
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: Available immediately
Application: Please, send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to:
Maeli Melotto
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Biology
B-29 Life Science
501 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, TX 76019
Or via e-mail: melotto@uta.edu ,
Closing Date: Applications will be considered until a suitable candidate is identified.
UTA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
Evolutionary Genomics
Betran Lab
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Esther Betrán, located in the newly remodeled facilities of the Genome Biology Group at the University of Texas at Arlington (http://biology.uta.edu/genome_group/index.htm)
The NIH funded research focuses on the origin of new genes and their role in genome evolution.
Several projects are under development in the lab to answer essential questions in the field of new gene
origination: functional and evolutionary study of young retrogenes, de novo formation of promoter regions, patterns on
the formation of new genes and genes domesticated from transposable elements. For a summary of research, please see:
http://www3.uta.edu/faculty/betran/publications.html
We seek a highly trained, enthusiastic, innovative post-doctoral researcher with ability to think independently and to work cooperatively. Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree in Drosophila genetics, evolutionary genetics, computational biology, or related disciplines with desire to conduct comparative genomic analyses. Candidates with theoretical, computational or experimental background are welcome.
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Our lab enjoys vibrant interactions with other members of the new and rapidly expanding Genome Biology Group. Additionally, the lab is benefiting greatly from the new Genome Facility and new lab space.
The University of Texas at Arlington, the second largest institution in The University of Texas system, is a full service research and teaching university with over 25,000 students. The University is located in the city of Arlington in the center of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, one of the leading centers of aerospace, electronics, and telecommunications activity in the U.S. Excellent recreational, entertainment, and cultural facilities, major airport, modern shopping complexes and professional sports organizations are located in Arlington and the surrounding area. Other of the main advantages of the Metroplex area is the inexpensive cost of living.
To apply for these positions please send a CV, a letter of interest and names of two potential referees to betran@uta.edu
For more information please visit: http://www3.uta.edu/faculty/betran
UTA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
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Genome Evolution, Innovation and Adaptation in the Apicomplexa.
Pritham/Feschotte Labs
An NIH-funded postdoctoral associate position is available to work with the Pritham and Feschotte groups to study the repetitive
landscape and influence of repetitive DNA on the evolution of apicomplexan genomes. Apicomplexans are unicellular, parasitic eukaryotes
and include organisms such as Plasmodium, Toxoplasma or Cryptosporidium, which are the causative agents of some of most devastating
diseases of man and animals, including malaria, toxoplasmosis and East Coast fever. The project fits within a broader collaborative
effort on apicomplexa comparative genomics led by Jessica Kissinger at the University of Georgia
(http://mango.ctegd.uga.edu/jkissingLab/).
This is a position for a computational biologist or a person with strong experience in computer-assisted sequence analyses.
Research experience in molecular evolution, genomics or bioinformatics is required. An ability to work with UNIX and to program in
PERL or PYTHON is preferred. The University of Texas, Arlington has a dynamic genome biology group and access to several powerful
computer clusters. For more information concerning the research in the Pritham lab, Feschotte lab and in the genome biology group,
please visit (http://biology.uta.edu/genome_group/). The project will also involve close interactions with the Kissinger lab at UGA.
Interested applicants should send a cv and three letters of reference to: Dr. Ellen Pritham, UTA Dept. of Biology, Box 19498,
Arlington, TX 76019 or simply via email to pritham@uta.edu. The position is available immediately and funding is available for at
least three years.
Research Technicians
Laboratory Technician Position - Melotto Lab
There are currently no research technician openings. We encourage you to monitor this site for updated listings. UT Arlington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualifications: Candidate must have Bachelor degree in Biology, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Plant Science or related fields. Experience in molecular biology, microbiology, and microscopy are highly desirable.
Responsibilities: This is a full-time position and the selected technician will be responsible for the general organization and maintenance of the lab, as well as assisting graduate students and post-docs with experiments. Current research in the lab focuses in the stomate-based innate immunity against bacterial infections in Arabidopsis and fresh vegetable crops. Projects also aim at basic understanding of how different bacteria activate or inactivate this newly discovered plant immune response.
Location: The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Department of Biology, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory. Please see http://www.uta.edu/biology.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: Available immediately
Application: Please, send a letter of interest and highlighting your skills, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to
Maeli Melotto via e-mail: melotto@uta.edu
Please indicate Lab Technician Position in the subject line
Closing Date: Applications will be considered until a suitable candidate is identified.
UTA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
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