Faculty Position, Department of Infectious Diseases

SJCRH The Division of HIV and Translational Medicine within the Department of Infectious Diseases e Children’s Research Hospital seeks a Faculty Member (Assistant or Associate) with clinical and research interest in the field of Translational Medicine (vaccine and drug development targeting pediatric infectious diseases) and HIV Medicine (clinical care, drug development, cure research).

You (the candidate) will be responsible for designing and/or executing a portfolio of institutionally and externally funded (such as NIH funded consortium and pharmaceutical industry sponsored) research studies and contribute to the growth of the Infectious Disease Translational Trials Center. You will share HIV Program clinical care responsibilities alongside other Division of HIV and Translational Medicine faculty. Opportunities to seek affiliate appointments for clinical care, research or teaching, such as with University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the local health department, and St.

Jude Graduate School can be explored.

For many years, our HIV clinical program was co-located with the Translational Trials Unit (TTU), established with the goal of taking St. Jude discoveries relevant to infectious diseases through early-stage vaccine and drug development. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our TTU was able to quickly pivot to conducting large-scale, community-based vaccine studies, and we have now established a center for clinical research education and studies adjacent to campus, known as the Translational Trials Center (TTC).

We are now strategically planning for the growth of the TTC, to increase translational research opportunities targeting participation of members of the community ("healthy volunteers"). The projected growth of this center and expanding research portfolio presents a strategic career growth opportunity for an early/mid-career clinical researcher to be a part of this innovative center expansion. The TTC with St. Jude resources such as the GMP facility will support the Department of Infectious Diseases early-stage vaccine and drug development needs as well as allow strategic collaborations with other external groups with a shared research focus.

The Department of Infectious Diseases is seeking a Faculty Member (Associate or Full) with research interest in the field of infectious diseases. Preference will be given to individuals with research programs focused on early life respiratory infections and immune development.

Candidates must have an MD, MD/PhD, or PhD, postdoctoral experience, documented evidence of high-quality, impactful peer-reviewed publications, a strong commitment to mentoring, and an interest in pursuing transformative collaborative research.

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer