This position is funded by an NIH NIDDK New InterdisciplinaryWorkforce (NIW) grant to SDSU’s Computational Science Research Center(CSRC). Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Computational Science or arelated discipline (e.g. Mathematics, Computer Science, BiologicalSciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or Engineering) with a strongrelevance to the biomedical sciences.

The successful candidate will interact with one or more CSRCDiscovery Teams, each consisting of two or three faculty members fromdifferent academic disciplines, two or more predoctoral students andtwo or more undergraduates. Current Teams in the NIW program includemitochondrial architecture (Profs. Frey, Salamon, Baljon, Mahaffy,Blomgren), phage genetics and community structural analysis (Profs.Rohwer, Segall, Salamon, Edwards, Mahaffy), mammalian cardiac cellgene expression and physiology (Profs. Paolini, Valafar, Castillo),(2) Heart and Motility (Profs May-Newman, Sabbadini Versi andPaolini, Biology and a bioinformatics, sequence and patternclassification (Profs. Kelley, Edwards, Chen, Roch, Paolini).

The successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinaryactivities, including collaboration with computational biologistsacross a number of departments within the Colleges of Science andEngineering. Teaching experience within interdisciplinary science,engineering or applied mathematics; including experience withextramural funding agencies is desirable. In addition, (s)he shouldpossess a strong foundation in computational biology.

Application Process Screening of applications will begin December 1,2006 and close on February 1, 2007. Starting date: ASAP. Applicantsshould submit by mail to the CSRC Director the following: (1) coverletter, (2) a summary of research and teaching interests; (3)curriculum vitae, (4) copies of one or two recent publications, and(5) three letters of reference.

Equal Opportunity Employer San Diego State University is anAffirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with DisabilitiesEmployer, committed to diversity. In this spirit, we seekapplications from a broad variety of candidates.

Send applications to:

Dr. Jose Castillo, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Chair, Computational Science Research Center
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182
Phone: (619) 594-7205
Email: Castillo@myth.sdsu.edu