The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute are seeking candidates with a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degrees for a joint faculty position in neuroscience at the level of tenure-track Assistant Professor. Research areas of particular interest include cellular, molecular, developmental, and system/computational neuroscience.

The successful candidate is expected to join the faculty beginning July 1, 2006, or thereafter. Applicants should have demonstrated excellence, originality, and productivity in research, as well as an interest in undergraduate and graduate education. Applications must be postmarked by December 1, 2005. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, bibliography, a brief description of research accomplishments, a two-page statement of research objectives and teaching interests, and reprints of the three most significant publications should be sent to:

Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Chair, Neuroscience Search #861J
University of California, Berkeley
132 Barker Hall #3190
Berkeley, CA 94720-3190

Candidates should also arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the same address and to request that referees read the University