Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking a highly talented individual in the area of DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE.  The primary research focus of our highly collaborative faculty is neural circuits, including both how they function normally and how their disruption can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders.  CSHL faculty approach questions at the genetic, molecular, developmental, systems, behavioral, computational and theoretical levels.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of research achievement and the ability to attract significant extramural research support. Of particular interest to this search are candidates using modern molecular, physiological, and other approaches to study neural circuit development in rodent models. Applicants at the Assistant Professor and Associate Professor level will be considered.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, quantitative biology and genomics. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities.

Review of applications will begin July 15, 2012 and will continue until position is filled. A cover letter, CV, description of research accomplishments and future research plans, and three letters of reference should be sent via email (PDF) with the subject line DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE SEARCH to the following address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CSHL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. For more information: www.cshl.edu

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) on Long Island in New York seeks an innovative scientific leader with expertise in creatively applying quantitative analysis to biological research as founding Program Chair for the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology. The Simons Center is a new, dynamic program that brings together leading researchers with expertise in mathematics, computer science, theoretical physics, and engineering to apply their approaches to areas of biological and medical research in close collaboration with the other research programs at CSHL. Areas of current focus for the Center include genomic analysis, population genetics, neurobiology, evolutionary biology, and signal and image processing. Integration of information across modalities and scales, spanning genomes, cells, circuits and behavior remains an extremely difficult problem, which we expect these researchers to tackle.

Qualifications
We seek a senior scientist with strong training and experience in applied quantitative methods to take the leadership role in the Simons Center as Program Chair. Candidates should possess outstanding communication skills as well as broad biological interests that will enable them to facilitate interactions between biologists and quantitative scientists. Their research interests should be compatible with the existing CSHL research programs, which include, but are not limited to, cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and population genetics.

The Center is endowed through generous contributions from the Simons Foundation and the Starr Foundation. Currently, the Center has eight faculty & fellows and we anticipate recruiting an additional four to five faculty members over the next few years, including the Program Chair. Information about the Center and associated faculty can be found at: www.cshl.edu/research/quantitative-biology.

How to apply
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has retained J. Robert Scott Executive Search to provide assistance in this important search process. Nominations and applications should be directed to Richard von Rueden, MD, and Eva Zhou at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (617-563-2770), 260 Franklin Street, Suite 620, Boston, MA 02110.