[CogSci] Cluster hire for Tenure-Track Assistant Professors - Neuroplasticity Across the Lifespan - Georgetown University

[Ella Striem-Amit]

*Cluster hire for Tenure-Track Assistant Professors -  Neuroplasticity
Across the Lifespan - Georgetown University *



*Georgetown University: Medical Center: School of Medicine*


*Location*

Washington, DC

*Open Date*

Jun 16, 2022

*Deadline*

Oct 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

*Link to apply*

https://apply.interfolio.com/108764



*Description*

The Medical Center at Georgetown University (GUMC), known for its
excellence in research and scholarship, is seeking applicants for a *faculty
cluster hire*
<https://ofaa.gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-cluster-hire-initiative/> consisting
of six (6) tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor
broadly focused on the topic of “Neuroplasticity Across the Lifespan.” This
cluster of new hires will join a vibrant neuroscience research community as
we continue to expand our institutional priority areas of research on the
Mind & Brain and Aging and Age-Related Diseases. This is the inaugural
class of cluster hires as GUMC seeks to expand its ranks of tenure-line
faculty.

Plasticity is a fundamental ability of the nervous system and essential for
its normal function. It occurs at the molecular level (e.g. genome and
proteome), the level of the cell (e.g., changes in excitability and
receptor signaling), the circuit (e.g., changes in connections), and at the
systems and cognitive level (e.g., learning, development, memory, recovery
and reorganization after injury). There are few, if any, processes more
fundamental to the mind and brain than the remarkable ability to change and
adapt.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates working on
neuroplasticity at any level of analysis, with particular interests in
individuals conducting interdisciplinary research relevant to: (1)
neuroimaging across the lifespan and in disease, (2) neuroimmunology of
brain-immune interactions, (3) cognitive function across the lifespan, (4)
large scale omics and/or network modeling, (5) neurophysiology of brain
plasticity, and (6) protein folding and misfolding in aging and
neurodegeneration.

New hires will join one of seven departments at GUMC (Biochemistry and
Molecular & Cellular Biology; Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, &
Biomathematics; Microbiology & Immunology; Neuroscience; Neurology;
Pathology; or Pharmacology & Physiology), with the departmental appointment
and consideration of joint or secondary appointments to be determined
during the course of the interview and hiring process. They may also
participate in various NIH T32-funded training programs including
Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Neuroscience, Aging and Alzheimer’s
Research Training Program, Neural Injury and Plasticity (NIP) Training
Grant, The Training Program in NeuroHIV, the Neuroscience of Language
Training Program and other training programs, all of which recruit
outstanding students and postdoctoral fellows.

The cluster hires will receive mentorship at the department level and
through GUMC’s Mentoring Program for New and Early Career Faculty.
Competitive space, startup funds, and salary will be provided.

Georgetown University Medical Center is strongly committed to an
environment that fosters inclusive excellence and diverse working and
learning communities. We are particularly eager to consider candidates
committed to our institutional mission to continue to build a thriving,
collaborative, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming scholarly community.

*Qualifications*

§  Candidates must meet the standards in scholarship, education, and
service for a tenure line faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor
<https://georgetown.box.com/s/2krdblqefi11xugun8u3dyvcv5gbyjd6>.  Please
note that these standards are illustrative and not all inclusive of the
standards for this position.

§  Work on neuroplasticity at any level of analysis, with particular
interests in individuals conducting interdisciplinary research relevant to:
(1) neuroimaging across the lifespan and in disease, (2) neuroimmunology of
brain-immune interactions, (3) cognitive function across the lifespan, (4)
large scale omics and/or network modeling, (5) neurophysiology of brain
plasticity, and (6) protein folding and misfolding in aging and
neurodegeneration.

*Application Instructions*

Interested individuals should submit via Georgetown’s electronic platform:
(i) a curriculum vitae, (ii) three representative publications, (iii) a
statement that describes past engagement with and future commitment to
diversity, equity and inclusion as applicable to your scholarship,
teaching, mentorship, or service (no more than one-page) and (iv) names of
three references and contact information. To facilitate blind review,
applicants should also submit (v) an anonymized statement of three of your
most significant contributions to science to date and future research
interests (no more than three pages), without reference to information that
would reveal identities, professional titles, journal titles or PhD
granting institutions. Preference will be given to applications submitted
before October 1, 2022.


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*Ella Striem-Amit (she/her)*


Sensory and Motor Plasticity (SAMP) Lab
Edwin H. Richard and Elisabeth Richard Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Georgetown University Medical Center
3970 Reservoir Rd., NW
Washington, DC 20007
http://samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu/
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