Assistant Professor - Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology

Assistant Professor – Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology

Department: SOM KC Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetic and Immunology

Position Title: Assistant Professor – Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology

Job Family Group: Academic

The Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) in Kansas City, KS, invites applications for a tenure‑track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with a research program in Immunology with a cancer focus. The Department is currently undergoing expansion and growth, and preference will be given to candidates taking innovative approaches to study molecular mechanisms at the intersection of immunology and cancer that complement and synergize with existing expertise within the Department and the KUMC research community.

Successful applicants must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. (or similar doctoral degree) and are expected to be highly motivated with excellent communication, teaching, and writing skills, and to have demonstrated ability to conduct independent research with an impactful publication record.

Education: Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree, including postdoctoral training, with an immunology focus

• Establish or continue an externally funded, independent research program
• Actively participate in graduate and medical education
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

• Letter of Interest Directed to the Faculty Search Committee
• Curriculum Vitae
• Two‑page description of research plans
• Contact information for at least three references
• PDF reprints of no more than three recent publications that underpin future research

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. The Representations and Warranties document can be found:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer‑paid life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. For more information, see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html

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Full time

To learn more and apply online, please visit  or go to  and search for position number JR008703. Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

The University of Kansas Medical Center’s mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world‑class research programs; provides compassionate and state‑of‑the‑art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans.

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