Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

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Posting Number: F2625P

Working Title:

Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

Department:
Vet Med-Physiology & Pharmacol

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state's flagship university (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report.

The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, providing services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducting investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The college benefits pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering the highest quality hospital and diagnostic laboratory services. Equipped with the most technologically advanced facilities located on a university campus, the college is dedicated to safeguarding public health by studying emerging infectious diseases that affect both animal and human health.

ICNDR is an NIH-funded translational neuroscience center within the College of Veterinary Medicine, distinguished by expertise in metabolic engineering, microbiome-based therapeutics, neurodegeneration, neuropharmacology, neurobiology, precision metabolomics and environmental toxicology. ICNDR integrates basic and translational research with undergraduate and graduate teaching in biomedical physiology. The Department of Physiology and Pharmacology has experienced rapid growth, encompassing more than 1100 undergraduate and graduate students and 25 faculty members.

The School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering is building a vibrant academic environment that fosters engineering education in a liberal arts environment and research that addresses critical societal needs. The School offers undergraduate and graduate engineering degree programs in biochemical engineering and biological engineering and has grown rapidly to over 500 undergraduate and graduate students and 21 faculty members.

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Employee

Benefits Eligible

Commensurate with Experience

08/01/2026

01/12/2026

Yes

Athens Area

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The University of Georgia invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in the interdisciplinary area of Translational Neuropharmacologist in Metabolic Engineering, as part of the  Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative ( PHI ). This position represents a collaborative recruitment effort between the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering ( CMBE ) in the College of Engineering and the…