Assistant or Associate Professor, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
Listed on 2026-09-12
-
Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic, Data Scientist
POSITION DETAILS
Employment based visa sponsorship will be considered for this position.
Position Number:128670
Classification
Title:
Assistant or Associate Professor
Working Title: Assistant or Associate Professor, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
Department:Biology
FLSA Status:Exempt
Salary Range:Commensurate with education and experience
Pay Basis:Annually
The Department of Biology at the University of West Florida (UWF) invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, open-rank tenure-earning faculty position at the Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor level in computational biology, bioinformatics, or a closely related field. The successful candidate will hold a primary academic and tenure-earning appointment in the Department of Biology and will be expected to contribute to interdisciplinary research through sustained collaboration with UWF’s Center for Computational Intelligence.
We seek candidates who use computational, quantitative, or data-intensive approaches to address significant biological or biomedical questions, strengthening computational biology within the department while fostering research connections across the university. The faculty member may also develop collaborative research activities with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) through separately defined and approved arrangements. Such collaborations would complement the faculty members’ primary nine-month appointment and responsibilities at UWF.
OF INTEREST
- Bioinformatics, computational biology, and genomics/multiomics
- Systems biology and biological data science
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence applications in biological systems
- Quantitative biology and computational modeling
- Computational approaches to human, microbial, environmental, or biomedical research
- Maintain an active research program with the potential for sustained external funding in computational biology, bioinformatics, or a related area.
- Develop collaborative research initiatives with Biology faculty and researchers affiliated with UWF’s Center for Computational Intelligence.
- Mentor and engage undergraduate and graduate students in computational and interdisciplinary research.
- Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in areas such as bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, data analysis, or other core/elective courses supporting departmental curricula.
- Contribute to the research, educational, and service missions of the Department of Biology, the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering (HMCSE), and the University.
- Participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service.
The Department of Biology is a collegial and growing department within the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, with a strong culture of mentorship and hands-on student research. Faculty pursue a broad range of research areas including molecular biology, microbiology, ecology, genetics, biochemistry, and physiology. The department is housed in modern facilities with research laboratories and a state-of-the-art, $26 million Laboratory Sciences Annex featuring teaching laboratories.
Faculty members maintain active research laboratories, and shared instrumentation supports a wide range of biological and biomedical research. Faculty actively engage with campus centers and interdisciplinary programs to build collaborative research and training opportunities. As a Research 2:
High Spending and Doctorate Production institution, UWF offers a supportive environment for faculty developing competitive, student-centered research programs.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank. UWF offers a…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).