Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor (Tenure Track) - Integrative Biology & Pharmacology

The Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston; ) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor.

We are interested in applicants who use multidisciplinary approaches in the broad areas of chemical, systems, and synthetic biology, and/or the metabolism of human diseases. Areas of particular interest include leveraging artificial intelligence and deep learning models to understand complex biological networks and advanced molecular design for biomedical applications, including therapeutic development. Candidates will be expected to have a strong record of research accomplishments and an innovative plan for their future research.

Highly qualified applicants with substantial extramural funding and teaching/mentoring experience may be considered for an Associate or Full Professor position. Responsibilities include the development of an extramurally funded, internationally recognized research program and active participation in medical and graduate education.

The Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology is initiating a new growth phase and will be filling multiple positions to build upon its existing strengths ranging from basic membrane biology and molecular pharmacology to whole animal pathophysiology. The department houses a Nikon Center of Excellence Imaging Facility with the latest advances in microscopy instrumentation, while many additional core facilities are available within the medical school and wider Texas Medical Center.

The most competitive candidates will bring complementary expertise or new technology to a highly interactive and collaborative department. Further details about departmental resources, ongoing research programs, and NIH-funded graduate training programs in drug discovery are available on our website (med.uth.edu/ibp / ).

McGovern Medical School is located within the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest medical center in the world and includes the Texas Therapeutics Institute and the new TMC 3 infrastructure dedicated to diagnostic and drug discoveries. We are committed to the success of our faculty, and we will provide an attractive start-up package, competitive salary, generous benefits, and administrative and mentoring resources.

Please submit a cover letter, full curriculum vitae, and description of future research plans online Job E8. At least three reference letters should be sent separately (email is preferred) to ms.ibp.applicants.edu or IBP Faculty Search Committee c/o Ms. Veronica Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.098C, Houston, TX 77030. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until positions are filled.

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