Tenure Track Physician Scientist

Rutgers University
· New Brunswick, NJ
· Faculty

The Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science (RITMS) invites applications from accomplished physician-scientists (
MD or MD/PhD
) for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Successful candidates willjoin the Rutgers Center for HIV-Associated Co-Morbidities and Translational Science(CHACTS), located within the state-of-the-art Rutgers Helix research complex.

CHACTS is uniquely structured to address the multifaceted challenges of HIV-associated complications by bringing together a diverse community of basic, translational, and clinical researchers. Our interdisciplinary environment supports innovative research that bridges laboratory discovery with clinical practice, empowering faculty to identify the biological mechanisms driving HIV-related disorders, including cardiovascular disease, neurologicdysfunction, metabolic disturbances, and mental health complications, and develop strategies that translate into improved outcomes for people living with HIV.

By integrating both wet and dry laboratory research approaches, CHACTS provides acohesive translational framework that moves discoveries seamlessly from bench tobedside and back again. This structure enhances collaboration, accelerates therapeutic development, and strengthens the potential for meaningful clinical impact.

We are seeking accomplished physician-scientists with an MD or MD/PhD
, preferably with fellowship training or clinical expertise in Infectious Diseases
, who are pursuingresearch into the mechanisms driving HIV-associated cardiovascular, neurological, or metabolic complications and their translation into clinical interventions. Facultyappointments will be made within appropriate Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School departments and divisions, such as Medicine and the Division of Allergy,Immunology and Infectious Diseases
, and include full access to graduate programs,interdisciplinary collaboration, and exceptional clinical and research infrastructure.

Access to outstanding core facilities, including a modern vivarium with 24/7 activity monitoring systems, behavioral testing cores, and BSL-2/2+ laboratory and animal facilities, as well as wet and dry laboratory spaces within the Helix research complex.

Engagement in innovative research that links fundamental biological discovery to clinical relevance, with the goal of elucidating mechanisms that drive HIV-associated conditions such as cardiovascular disease, neurological and metabolic dysfunction,and mental health disorders.

Generous start-up packages designed to accelerate new or expanding research programs.

Work alongside prominent faculty in a highly supportive research ecosystem with strong institutional commitment to translational science.

Diverse, interdisciplinary community of basic scientists and clinician-investigators.

CHACTS faculty recruit from multiple PhD programs including Neuroscience
,
Molecular Bioscience
, Biomedical Engineering
, Endocrinology & Animal Sciences
,
Behavioral Neuroscience
, and Toxicology
.

Faculty also engage exceptional undergraduate researchers from Rutgers Honors College and life science majors.

Rutgers’ reputation, diverse community, and geographic location draw exceptional postdoctoral scholars from around the world.

Develop and maintain a nationally and internationally recognized, externally funded research program with strong…