The Department of Otolaryngology and the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine invites applications for an Assistant Professor full-time, tenure-track position in auditory neuroscience. 

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D., MD/Ph.D., or MD degree and will have research interests relevant to the regeneration of the cochlea. We are seeking exceptional scientist to establish vigorous independent research programs and promote synergy between basic and translational research. Candidates performing research related to hearing restoration, including genetic and molecular mechanisms of hair cell and auditory nerve regeneration or prevention of degeneration, are especially encouraged to apply.

The faculty position is within the vibrant and highly interactive basic and clinical neuroscience research community of the University of Pittsburgh, including the Center for Vision Restoration (http://foxcenter.pitt.edu/ ), the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute (http://www.braininstitute.pitt.edu/ ), the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.cnup.pitt.edu ), the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative disorders (http://www.pind.pitt.edu ) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (http://www.upmc.com/about/facts/pages/default.aspx ). Successful candidates will join an active auditory research community with diverse colleagues across the University of Pittsburgh and the adjacent Carnegie Mellon University whose research spans human clinical and behavioral research, auditory cognitive neuroscience, and systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience. This community is strengthened by NIH-supported training grants promoting graduate and postdoctoral training in auditory science.

To apply, please go to https://www.join.pitt.edu/ , select Faculty Positions, and search for requisition # 22008528 in the keyword search.

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