As seen in the 27 January issue of Science:

The Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School invites applications for TWO faculty positions, which may be filled either at the tenure-track Associate Professor or Full Professor level. We seek creative thinkers who take risks in defining and addressing important problems in biology and medicine, and who use quantitative experimental, computational and/or theoretical approaches in their work.

The first position is an open position which may be filled in any area of systems biology. The second position is focused on the use of systems biology approaches in the discovery and evaluation of drugs (systems pharmacology).

For the systems pharmacology position, research on any aspect of the intersection between quantitative biology, mathematical modeling and pharmacology in cells, animals and patients is of interest, including (but not limited to): studying the effects of drugs and drug candidates on the behavior of biological systems from a quantitative, modeling-driven perspective; studying the mechanistic basis for individual-to-individual or tissue-to-tissue variation in drug effects using metabolomic, proteomic imaging, computational or other approaches; novel high-content approaches to studying therapeutic and physiological mechanisms using drugs; rational approaches to the design of combination therapy; mechanistic and computational approaches to drug toxicity and off-target activities; and systems approaches to the treatment or prevention of infectious disease.

The Department has a diverse faculty with backgrounds in cell biology, biochemistry, physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, engineering and medicine, and offers a lively and supportive environment in which to perform interdisciplinary science. The successful candidate will become a member of Harvard's Ph.D. Program in Systems Biology, a cross-Harvard interdisciplinary program that attracts extraordinary graduate students. A doctoral degree is required.

The deadline for applications is March 31, 2012. References will be requested once a short list has been selected.