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Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.\n\nCURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, pleaselogin to Workday to complete thestudent application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.\n\nIf you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.\n\nApproval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.\nPOSITION SPECIFICS\nThe Department of Cell and Biological Systems at the Penn State University College of Medicine invites applications from outstanding Ph.D. and/or M.D. scientists for a tenure-track position, to be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate or Full Professor. The Department is within the thriving research environment of the College of Medicine and the renowned Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania.\nThe Department has broad strengths in cellular and molecular approaches toward basic and translational research. 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The on-campus Cryo-EM Center houses state-of-the-art equipment, such as a Titan Krios microscope and a Hydra Bio Plasma-Focus Ion Beam scanning electron microscope.\nThe faculty candidate will be an outstanding scientist holding a Ph.D. and/or M.D. The applicant will have a strong record of research accomplishment in any areas of biomedical research that may complement and/or expand the research interests of the Department.\nThe candidate will have an independent research program and a record of accomplishments such as outstanding publications and a record of external funding.\nFIELD OF STUDY FOR PHD AND/OR MD: biomedical research\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nThe faculty scholar will be required to:\n-direct a nationally recognized research program in an area biomedical science that complements existing strengths in the Department\n-attract robust external funding to support the scholar’s research\n-provide an outstanding environment for training students and postdoctoral fellows\n-teach in the graduate and medical curriculum\n-participate in administrative service to the Department, College, and University\nTo enhance the scholar’s national/international reputation, the faculty member will be encouraged to:\n-present their work at research conferences or seminars\n-publish manuscripts\n-participate in peer review for journals and grant panels\n-serve in leadership roles in scientific societies\nThe position provides a competitive start-up package, excellent laboratory space, and a strong and supportive research environment. Additionally, excellent benefits and a safe, friendly and inclusive work environment make the Penn State College of Medicine and the Hershey area an outstanding location to live and work. The Hershey Medical Center is a strong community of health professionals, situated in Hershey, PA, with great schools, excellent housing and close proximity to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC.\nFurther information about the Department, research interests of faculty, and the successful and appealing Hershey research environment is provided at the Department website: https://med.psu.edu/departments-faculty/cell-and-biological-systems.\nBACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES\nThis position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check. 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