General Description

Faculty position in computational and theoretical biophysics.

As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Biophysics at Johns Hopkins is poised for significant growth in the coming years. To this end, the Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics (https://biophysics.jhu.edu/) invites applications for tenure/tenure-track appointments at all ranks in the fields of theoretical and computational biophysics.  We encourage applicants who seek to understand the physical chemistry, structure, function, and assembly of biomolecules, their integration into subcellular and cellular structures, and time-dependent processes spanning molecular and cellular scales. We welcome candidates who use machine-learning and artificial intelligence methods to enhance their research programs. We seek faculty colleagues who have an established interest in promoting equity and inclusion among diverse scientists, and our search is structured to minimize bias and provide equal opportunity to all applicants.

Qualifications

A PhD and postdoctoral experience or equivalent are required.

Application Instructions

Please submit your application files including a CV, statement of current and future research, and a statement of teaching interests and philosophy through Interfolio [URL here]. Please also arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation submitted through Interfolio [URL here]

Details for each document type are listed below.

1.   Statement of Past Research Accomplishments 

(Maximum 2 pages, including figures, [Past Research_2024])

Describe your most significant scientific accomplishments to date and explain why they are significant.

2.   Statement of Future Research Plans 

(Maximum 3 pages, including figures, [Future Research_2024)

Describe your goals and vision for your future research program in the Johns Hopkins biophysics environment. Include relevant details (experimental, theoretical, and/or computational) that articulate how you will achieve these goals. Describe experiences and qualifications that have positioned you to achieve those goals, and how pursuit of your goals will advance the frontier of knowledge. 

3.   Curriculum Vitae 

Include your educational and training history; significant activities in research, education, and diversity service; honors and awards; presentations; and published and accepted papers. Preprints or papers under review will be considered if they have been deposited on BioRxiv or similar public preprint server.

-    We encourage applicants to add 2-3 sentences describing the achieved or anticipated impact of each publication or preprint in the field. 

-    Please use article-level (as opposed to journal-level) publication metrics, which better reflect the value of your publications to your field. 

4.   Teaching Statement 

(500 words max, Teaching Criteria_2024 

Describe your approach to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and the subjects you would most like to teach.

5.   Three confidential letters of reference submitted through the Interfolio system. 

Submitted applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis. Priority consideration will be given to applications that are complete by October 22, 2024.

The anticipated starting date of the appointment is July 1, 2025. 

Additional Information

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

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Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

EEO is the Law:

https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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