Job Description

Biological and Life Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint a select number of faculty members in the Biological and Life Sciences division. Our research base currently spans areas of biology including nanotechnology, epigenetic regulation including RNA-mediated regulation, cancer biology, forensic science , molecular parasitology, protein chemistry, toxicology, bioinformatics, ecology and evolutionary biology. Applicants specialising in Computational Biology including BioInformatics, Plant Biology, Neuroscience or any related area of Life Sciences, and Ecology are especially encouraged to apply. The candidates are expected to  contribute significantly and strengthen  the clusters of research we are currently building in `Emerging infectious diseases (including Anti-Microbial Resistance)’, `Ecology, Environment and Climate Change’, and `Oral Cancer’, either independently or as a part of interdisciplinary teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India at a new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants must already have post-doctoral experience and a qualification from an institution with global recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to teach and mentor Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students. They must have an existing record of excellence, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level, and presentations at significant conferences.

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education.  We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we follow a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit:

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees
• Three representative articles or other publications as an example of their scholarship
• A statement of their future research interests (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address artsandsciences@ahduni.edu.in. Please quote the reference SAS/BLS/004 in any correspondence.