The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate(s) must have a PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related discipline, and will conduct cuttingedge, exceptional research within the broadly constituted disciplines of metabolism, molecular biology, nucleic acid biochemistry, structural biology, or other fields that would synergize with the current faculty’s research. Demonstrated ability to obtain external funding will enhance the application. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology offers a growing and vibrant research atmosphere with a newly appointed chairperson, 18 research-intense faculty members, and plans for additional future faculty hires over a 5-year period. Current strengths of the department that we seek to complement or expand include (1) structural biochemistry (virus and macromolecular structure through X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, and NMR), (2) metabolism (metabolomics and metabolic flux analysis, spatial-biology, and artificial intelligence), and (3) molecular biology (RNA structure/function, epigenetics, gene regulation, DNA repair, and replication).

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is part of a larger Biomedical Sciences program within the College of Medicine that includes 8 separate departments. UF offers world-class core facilities for NMR/MRI, mass spectrometry, and computing that are readily accessible to researchers. In 2021, UF entered a partnership with Nvidia to build HiPerGator 3.0, one of the largest supercomputing facilities sited at a university in the world. Notable achievements in 2023 for UF and UF Health include the National Cancer Institute designation for the UF Health Cancer Center, UF surpassing $1.25 billion in research spending, and UF being named the top public university by the Wall Street Journal.

Educational activities of the Department include mentoring graduate students and research fellows, and teaching at graduate/professional and undergraduate levels.

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