At a Glance

• Sponsored program and research awards at the University of South Carolina rose 6.7% over last year, totaling $185 million for fiscal year 2007. Carolina faculty achieved a 23% increase in funding from the NSF.
• The University will be hiring 250 additional faculty members over the next several years.
• Development of the Innovista research district will include opening two new facilities in 2008 and continued progress on several research initiatives in alternative energy, computational science, nanotechnology, and biomedical science.
• The College of Engineering and Computing graduated 46 doctoral students in 2007 - second only to the College of Arts and Sciences.
• The College of Engineering and Computing is consistently producing NSF CAREER Award winners each year. Our faculty have also won numerous awards in their various disciplines.

College of Engineering and Computing Faculty Search: Bioinformatics, University 0f South Carolina

The University of South Carolina seeks one tenure-track faculty member in bioinformatics.  Candidates from all areas of bioinformatics will be considered, but preference will be given to candidates suitable for positions in the Departments of Statistics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, or Mathematics.  This hire will complete a cluster hire that includes recent hires in Biological Sciences and in Computer Science and Engineering. 

Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to conduct research in bioinformatics addressing fundamental questions in biology and complementing existing strength at USC in the evolutionary analysis of molecular sequences, statistical data mining, design and analysis of microarray assays, and neural networks.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, a vita, statements of research and teaching interests and copies of representative publications and have at least three reference letters sent to the Chair of the Bioinformatics Search Committee, Office of the Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, Swearingen Engineering Center, University of South Carolina, 301 Main Street, Columbia SC, 29208, or electronically to bioinformatics@engr.sc.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.