[visionlist] Position: Director, Parmly Sensory Sciences Institute, Loyola University Chicago

[Anne Sutter]

Director: Parmly Sensory Sciences Institute
 
Loyola University Chicago (LUC) seeks a sensory neuroscientist with interdisciplinary research interests to direct the Parmly Sensory Sciences Institute (PSSI), an expansion of LUC’s Parmly Hearing Institute. Parmly is an internationally renowned research institute that focuses on sensory systems. Parmly has state-of-the-art facilities used in research and in LUC’s interdisciplinary undergraduate neuroscience minor. The applicant selected for this position will have the opportunity to play a leadership role in the development of a new undergraduate major in neuroscience.
 
Applicants at the associate or full professor level are preferred but the position is open to applicants at all ranks. This tenured or tenure-track appointment will be split between an academic department at LUC and the Institute. Candidates should have a strong history of grant-supported research and some administrative experience in directing research or academic programs. Additional information is at www.parmly.luc.edu/Director. 
 
Applicants should submit a letter of interest expressing their vision for developing the PSSI, a current Curriculum Vita (CV), and contact information for three references to: William A. Yost, Chairperson, Neuroscience Search, Parmly Sensory Sciences Institute, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626, wyost at luc.edu. Candidates must also register their application, and submit an electronic CV and cover letter at www.careers.luc.edu. Review of applications will begin February 12, 2007. LUC, Chicago's Jesuit Catholic university, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to diversifying its faculty.