Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

Position Summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for a 9‑month, tenure‑track faculty position in the interdisciplinary area of Translational Neuropharmacology in Metabolic Engineering. This appointment is part of the 2025‑2026 Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative (PHI) and represents a collaborative recruitment effort between the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (CMBE) in the College of Engineering, and the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research (ICNDR).

The successful candidate will accelerate the development of metabolite‑producing cell systems and advance preclinical and clinical testing for neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s). Key duties include:

• Establish a dynamic, externally funded research program and contribute significantly to the department’s teaching mission, specifically in Biomedical Physiology undergraduate major.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral associates.
• Teach undergraduate, graduate, or professional DVM courses.

• A Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, including pharmacology, physiology, neuroscience, pathology, synthetic biology, or related fields.

• Strong commitment to teaching excellence at undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on biomedical physiology and translational pharmacology.
• Demonstrated excellence in biotherapeutic preclinical evaluation of bioengineered neural therapeutics.
• Knowledge of advancing biotherapeutics from preclinical to clinical commercialization.
• Record of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Strong integration of engineering methods with biological or biomedical applications.
• Innovative research bridging neuropharmacology, neuroscience, and metabolic engineering with translational relevance.
• Translational research evidence related to neurodegenerative diseases and evidence of research productivity in translational research.

• Periodic seated and standing work; occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, walking, and reaching.
• Ability to talk, hear, and comprehend written and spoken instructions.
• Visual acuity required for laboratory work.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb).