Visiting Assistant Professor - Genetics and Disease - Clark University
Clark University
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Posted: 06-Jun-24
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 177447
Location: Worcester, MA Category: Faculty Posted On: Wed Jun 5 2024 Job Description:
The Department of Biology at Clark University invites applications for a part-time Visiting Assistant Professor to teach Genetics and Disease in the Fall 2024 beginning in August 2024. This course is an upper-level undergraduate/graduate course focusing on the genetic basis of human disease. Topics covered vary from year to year, but have frequently included review of Mendelian vs polygenic disorders, genome analytical methods such as GWAS and CGH, pedigree analysis, personalized medicine (VUS, susceptibility), cancer genetics, gene therapy and CRISPR genome editing. The course has used a mixed format, with both lecture and discussion of primary literature; students also select a human disorder/disease to examine in detail and present a literature review of it in the form of an essay and a poster presentation. The course is currently scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:50-4:05 pm. The appointment requires a Ph.D. in Biology or related fields. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of potential for teaching excellence in biology.
Job Requirements:
Qualified applicants will have a Ph.D. degree in Biology or related fields. Those with experience in research or industry are encouraged to apply.
Additional Information:
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Clark University offers a generous benefit package for full and, if applicable, part-time employees that include; paid time off, generous retirement plan, group health and dental insurance, life insurance, and tuition, along with use of many campus amenities. For a complete list of benefits for eligible employees visit here.
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Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed toscholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention, Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University educates its undergraduate and graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort. The University’s engages students in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark University’s pioneering model of higher education, LEEP (Liberation Education and Effective Practice) compels undergraduate students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and prepares them for lives and careers of consequence.