SCoBIRC FACULTY

University of Kentucky Tenure-Track Positions in
Spinal cord and Brain Injury Research

The Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine invites applications for tenure-track positions at the advanced or beginning levels. Endowed chairs may be available at advanced rank. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. and postdoctoral research experience in neuroscience or a related discipline. Areas of particular interest include axon guidance, CNS neural plasticity and regeneration, neural precursor cells and transplantation, neuroimmunology, neural tissue engineering, glial cell biology and neuroprotection. Applicants with behavioral assessment, electrophysiological, cellular and molecular expertise are particularly encouraged. Successful applicants will be expected to join a growing interdisciplinary team interested in spinal cord and head injury research, and will have an appointment in a basic science or clinical department in the College of Medicine. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and future directions, and the names and addresses of at least three references.

Applications should be sent to: Edward D. Hall, Ph.D. Director, Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC), University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, 232 Health Sciences Research Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0305, Telephone: (859) 323-4678, FAX: (859) 257-5737, E mail: edhall@uky.edu

Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. The University of Kentucky is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.