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The School of Life Sciences is a creative hub for research and teaching excellence at Arizona State University. Faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff, work together to support an environment of interdisciplinary research that ranges from studies on biodiesel and biohydrogen, to vaccine development and the conservation of whales.

The school is ASU’s first academic unit to reflect ASU President Michael Crow’s vision for the New American University. We offer platforms for collaborative, cutting-edge research and allow faculty discoveries to be freed from institutional boundaries.

Please read ASU's employment website to search current job openings.

Equal Opportunity

  • Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
  • Please visit Title IX Statement(link is external) for additional information on ASU’s complete non-discrimination statement.
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Faculty

Assistant Research Scientist

Location: Tempe Campus
Job no: 137615
Job Title: Assistant Research Scientist
FTE: 1.0
Salary: $55,000 - $61,000
Application Deadline: 5/19/24

The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist to join a vibrant team of researchers investigating the effects of climate change on sensory systems and behavior in fish (See the NSF grant abstract here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2307683). The research scientist will conduct laboratory experiments measuring zebrafish resilience to climate change factors in terms of behavior, hormones, and gene expression (transcriptome), and will develop practical tools for enhancing sensory resilience of Arizona desert fishes. The anticipated start date for Research Scientist is August 2024.

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Staff

No positions at this time.

Post doctoral research scholar

Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Synaptic and Circuit Mechanism in the Auditory System

Location: Tempe Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-time
Regular/Temporary: regular fiscal appointment 
Position Type: Funded on startup, Continuation is contingent on future funding. This position is expected to run for two consecutive years. The second-year renewal is contingent upon satisfactory progress and contribution to the collective program.
Hiring Salary: $56,000 - $68,000, benefits eligible 

This is a full-time fiscal year (12 months), benefits-eligible appointment for one year. The anticipated start date is Fall, 2023.  

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Postdoctoral Scholar
Evolutionary Genomics 

Location: Tempe campus
Full/Part Time: Full-time
Regular/Temporary: regular fiscal appointment 
Position Type: This is an in-person, full-time, fiscal-year, term-limited 1-year position, which may be renewable for a second year, contingent on funding and satisfactory performance. Applicants must be within five years of receipt of their Ph.D to be considered.
Hiring Salary: $60,000 - $62,500, benefits eligible 
Application Deadline: 10/27/24

This is a full-time fiscal year (12 months), benefits-eligible appointment for one year. The anticipated start date is January 2025.

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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Function and Evolution of Insect Societies

Location: Tempe campus
Application deadline: Jan. 1, 2025
Target start date is Feb. 1, 2025, but this is negotiable.

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Fixed term and academic professionals

Associate Research Scientist  

Location: Tempe Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-time
Regular/Temporary: Regular fiscal appointment 
Position Type: Funded on Startup, Regular position year-to-year appointments. 
Hiring Salary: $56,000 - $75,000; DOE 
Application Deadline: 10/19/24
 

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Academic Associate

Location: Tempe Campus
Full/Part Time: Part-time (one semester; 8 or 16 weeks)
Position Type: Fixed-term appointments with no tenure implications, non-benefits-eligible, number of courses is contingent upon needs, funding, and sufficient student enrollment
Hiring Salary: Flat rate based on FTE
Application Deadline: 11/26/24


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