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Instructor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Instructor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Boston University

Boston, MA • On-site

$100K - $120K/yr

Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

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Faculty Position, M.S. Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine
Faculty Responsibilities-
The M.S. Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is FEPAC accredited and invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Interested candidates should have experience and expertise in the area of Forensic Toxicology.
Position responsibilities include designing and teaching a general and advanced course in forensic toxicology and participation in other teaching related duties. All faculty participate as a research advisors for the MS degree required student research projects that are within their areas of expertise. Additionally, the successful candidate will advise first-year and second-year students in selection of courses and other program related decisions. Thus, the position requires extensive interaction with students and interest in training students in research skills and methods.
Boston University is a top tier research university located in the heart of Boston, home to numerous biotechnology companies and other universities. The Boston University School of Medicine campus is in Boston's historic South End across from the offices of the Chief Medical Examiner and close to public transportation.
Required Skills
Qualifications-
The successful candidate will have an appropriate Doctoral or Master of Science level degree. Experience in a forensic laboratory setting and research experience are both highly desirable. For additional information about the Program in Biomedical Forensic Sciences, visit our website at: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/biomedforensic/
How to apply-
Please address application information to Robin W. Cotton, PhD. Applications will consist of a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and contact information for three references. Applications should be sent to the following email address: bmfs@bu.edu. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate's current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer's applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" after execution of an offer letter.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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Boston University is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to benefit society. We remain dedicated to our founding principles: that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world. Boston University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. With the support and oversight of the Board of Trustees, the University, through our faculty, continually innovates in education and research to ensure that we meet the needs of students and an ever-changing world.

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