Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Genetics, Mammalian Genetics
Listed on 2026-06-12
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Medical Science, Academic
Overview
Job no: 539300
Work type:
Tenure-Track Faculty
Location:
Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories:
Biology/Life Science, Medicine/Physicians
Department: - MD-MOLECULAR GENTCS - MICROBIO
Classification
Title:
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor
Classification
Minimum Requirements:
PhD, MD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study.
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine invites applications for a tenure/tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Genetics. The Department has begun a major expansion of the faculty as part of a 5-year strategic plan. We seek outstanding creative investigators in any area of genetics, including but not limited to gene expression and regulation, functional genomics and systems biology, developmental genetics, immunogenetics, molecular mechanisms of disease, evolutionary genetics, and other related fields whose research will synergize with and further strengthen research in both MGM and the CNG.
The Department has active research programs in mammalian (human, mouse), Drosophila, viral, bacterial, and cancer genetics, together with expertise in gene discovery, genome and RNA editing, transcriptional and co/post-transcriptional regulation, disease pathomechanisms, RNA biochemistry, structural biology, protein biochemistry, and computational biology. The Department and Center offer a highly collegial and collaborative environment with existing interactions with numerous Colleges (Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, Health & Human Performance), Institutes (Genetics, Norman Fixel for Neurological Disease, Cancer, Emerging Pathogens, McKnight Brain, Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology) and Centers (CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, Inflammation & Mucosal Immunology, NIH Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics, Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease).
Further information about MGM and the CNG can be found at and Applicants should hold a PhD, MD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study. The position offers outstanding research space, a highly collaborative environment, and substantial start-up packages.
Applications received by August 31, 2026 will receive full consideration. Pre-/post-submission inquiries should be directed to Dr. Maurice Swanson, Search Committee Chair, by emailing Kris Minkoff, Administrative Coordinator, kminkoff. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call or the Florida Relay System at (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US.
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Expected Salary:
Annual salary range is $150,000 - $230,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Required Qualifications:
PhD, MD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study.
Preferred Qualifications:
PhD, MD or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study.
All applicants MUST apply online through Careers at UF.
In order to be considered, you must upload references, cover letter, CV, Research Statement, and Teaching Statement.
A Criminal Background check is required, and this is not a remote work position. It is located on the University of Florida main campus in Gainesville, FL.
If selected as one of the final candidates, three letters of recommendation must be provided. Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service…
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