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Working/Functional Title
Assistant/Associate Professor Tenure System
Position Summary
The faculty of the Department of Translational Neuroscience seek a motivated neuroscientist with a track record of scholarship in agerelated neurodegenerative disease. While Translational Neuroscience hopes to enhance its faculty scholarship in Parkinsons disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies discipline experts in Alzheimers disease and related dementias or beyond are also encouraged to apply.
Currently Translational Neuroscience consists of fifteen faculty with particularly strong foci in Parkinsons disease and other synucleinopathies and Alzheimers disease and other tauopathies. Labs employ model systems ranging from cell to invertebrate to rodent models. Areas of investigation for the Parkinsons teams span alphasynuclein biology neuroinflammation levodopainduced dyskinesias deep brain stimulation environmental exposure and aging contributors to degeneration. The Alzheimers teams expertise spans tau and amyloid biology neuroinflammation transcriptomic and proteomics cell and animal model development disease biomarkers and novel therapeutics.
The successful candidate is expected to bring or develop an independent nationally competitive research program that complements these larger neurodegenerative disease research portfolios while contributing to collaborations in service of larger program level projects and the mentoring and didactic instruction of graduate trainees.
MSU offers extremely competitive salaries benefits and startup packages. This position is located at the Grand Rapids Research Center 400 Monroe St NW Grand Rapids MI.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship age disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate Neuroscience Molecular Biology Cell Biology
Minimum Requirements
The position requires a PhD or equivalent with a record of sustained scholarship in Parkinsons disease or closely allied research areas commensurate with experience. The scope of the candidates research program should demonstrate a commitment to translational efforts aimed at bridging basic science discoveries with clinical application. A stated desire or an established track record of participating in multidisciplinary teambased collaborations is essential. Dedication to mentoring students/fellows should be evident. Applicants for Associate Professor with Tenure should have a successful sustained active extramural funding history in neurodegenerative disease research.
Desired Qualifications
Research foci including basal ganglia circuit dynamics cognition astrocyte/microglial biology synaptic transmission or lysosomal function are desired but not required.
Required Application Materials
- Cover letter detailing research interests and mentoring philosophy.
- Curriculum vitae including a list of publications and funding history.
- Statement of commitment to and experience on promoting diversity equity and inclusion 1 page maximum).
- Statement of research accomplishments and future research plans 3 page maximum).
- Contact information for three professional references.
Review of Applications Begins On
04/25/2024
Summary of Health Risks
Work with animals or unfixed animal tissue
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Statement
The nationally ranked Department of Translational Neuroscience is an academic unit within the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSUCHM) and is the home of 15 faculty members whose research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases with special emphases in Parkinsons disease Alzheimers disease and related dementias and traumatic brain injury. Established in 2009 the department has garnered extramural awards exceeding $100M and attributes much of its success to teamfocused collaborative research and a strong community culture. Translational Neuroscience laboratories are located within the new 85000 net sq. ft. stateoftheart MSU Grand Rapids Research Center (GRRC). The over $200 million expansion of MSUCHM to Grand Rapids MI is by design a coordinated effort among local partner hospitals (Corewell Health Trinity Health Grand Rapids) and researchintensive institutions (MSUCHM Van Andel Research Institute) to bring basic researchers and clinicians together to create unified translational science initiatives. With these resources MSUCHM and its partner institutions in Grand Rapids are laying the foundation to create a geographic nexus unparalleled in its commitment to Parkinsons and Alzheimers research excellence.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing lifechanging opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degreegranting colleges.
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IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
