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From: Druet Tom <Tom.Druetuliege.be>
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Subject: Professorship in Animal Genomics at the University
of Liege
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:38:20 -0600
The University of Liège is calling for applications for a full-time,
tenured position of professor in animal genomics. The position is
attached to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Mission
The successful candidate is expected to set up an internationally
competitive research program in eucaryotic genomics. Research topics
pertaining to domestic animals will be an advantage.
The successful candidate will teach two undergraduate courses in medical
genomics for students in veterinary (28 hours) and biomedical sciences
(20 hours), respectively. For this mission, the applicant will benefit
from the full-time support of a teaching assistant.
Environment
The University of Liège has 11 faculties, employs 5,600 staff members
and enrolls 26,000 students. It is an equal opportunity employer
(https://www.uliege.be/).
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Liège is the
only complete veterinary faculty of the Walloon Region. It counts
500 staff members and about 1800 students.
The chosen candidate will have the option to join one of the research
units of the University among which the GIGA (https://www.giga.uliege.be/)
and the FARAH (https://www.farah.uliege.be/) research units, as well
as the Unit of Animal Genomics (https://www.gigauag.uliege.be/).
Together, these institutes count 150 PIs and more than 600 members.
In the recent years, their PIs have jointly obtained > 10 ERC grants.
In particular, the Unit of Animal Genomics has positioned itself as
a world leader in its field, with top-level publications in the best
journals including Science (PMID: 8662506), Nature (PMID: 22297974),
Nature Genetics (PMID: 9288100; PMID: 16751773; PMID: 9988262; PMID:
21516082; PMID: 18344998; PMID: 21151126; PMID: 11279514), PNAS
(PMID: 14983021; PMID: 16690740), Genome Research (PMID: 37751945;
PMID: 37793781).
Salary and starting package
The salary grids and their rules of application are available from the
Human Resources department of the University: val.melotteuliege.be.
This salary will include a comprehensive medical insurance and pension
plan.
The successful candidate will be able to apply for a startup package
to set up his/her research activities.
Required qualifications
The applicant is expected to have a PhD in biomedical sciences with
experience in genetics and genomics, to have post-doctoral experience,
and to have demonstrated the ability to raise research funds independently.
Application and contact
Additional information may be obtained from l.gilletuliege.be.
The full job description is available on the University website:
https://tinyurl.com/54vut2ks
Applications must be submitted through the online form:
https://tinyurl.com/3hrwe98v
Deadline for submission: 20 February 2025.
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