The Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine invites applications for an Associate Professor position in Neuroscience starting in Fall 2021. We seek a colleague who uses cutting edge cell and molecular technologies along with integrative, multidisciplinary approaches to study basic and translational neurobiological questions in animal model systems. Potential research interests could include normal and abnormal brain development, cortical circuit behavior, aging or aging related disease, brain homeostasis, brain mapping. We see this position as synergizing with current faculty expertise in cerebral systems neurobiology. Information about current faculty and research in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology can be found at: (http://www.bumc.bu.edu/anatneuro/ ). The successful candidate will be expected to bring a vibrant research program supported by extramural funding. Responsibilities will include teaching at the graduate level, and participation in graduate training through mentoring. The successful candidate will join a strong and growing interdisciplinary Neuroscience research community at Boston University that benefits from close affiliations with photonics, data science, synthetic and systems biology initiatives. Up-to-date laboratory facilities and a competitive salary and start-up package will be offered commensurate with experience and current research funding. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, Boston University actively encourages applications from members of all groups underrepresented in higher education and is fully committed to a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly community. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of teaching interests and diversity statement along with three representative reprints. Three letters of reference should also be submitted. In the diversity statement, applicants should provide evidence of a commitment to fostering diversity and equity in their workplace. Questions can be addressed to Douglas Rosene (drosene@bu.edu) Chair of the Search Committee. Please send application materials, with the subject line "A&N Faculty Search" to the following email: anatneur@bu.edu Application deadline is December 15, 2020.

While the diversity of neurons in the adult mammalian brain is staggering, these cells emerge from a seemingly limited set of progenitors during development. This begs the question of how complexity emerges from a finite number of elements during dynamic biological processes. Here, I will discuss recent work from my laboratory addressing relationships between genetic diversity and connectivity in single-cell types, and how progenitor diversity may constrain adult brain cellular states during normal and abnormal brain development.