Faculty position, Infectious Diseases Rank Discovery Investigator Faculty

Position: Faculty position, Infectious Diseases - Open-Rank Discovery Investigator Faculty
SJCRHInfection Biology | Immunology | Virology | Host-Pathogen Research Join a department building the future of pediatric infectious diseases, where discovery, prevention, and treatment converge to improve outcomes for the world's most vulnerable children.

The Department of Infectious Diseases e Children's Research Hospital seeks innovative laboratory-based and computational investigators to advance fundamental understanding of infection, immunity, and host-pathogen biology.

Candidates will join a collaborative scientific environment in which mechanistic discovery is connected to urgent clinical questions and translational opportunity. We welcome scientists at all career stages who are prepared to establish or expand rigorous, externally recognized programs with the potential to change how infectious diseases are understood, prevented, and treated.

Opportunity Appointments may be made at the Assistant Member, Associate Member, or Member level based on experience and accomplishments. Faculty will be expected to develop an independent research program that complements and extends the department's discovery and translational portfolio.
· Establish and sustain a rigorous, innovative, and externally funded research program
· Publish influential scholarship and communicate discoveries to scientific and clinical audiences
· Build productive collaborations across disciplines and research platforms
· Mentor trainees, postdoctoral fellows, staff scientists, and junior investigators
· Contribute to graduate education, scientific programs, and departmental strategy
· Advance discoveries with potential relevance to diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or immune health

Areas of Strategic Interest
· Host-pathogen interactions
· Viral, bacterial, or fungal pathogenesis
· Innate and adaptive immunity
· Early-life immunity and immune development
· Vaccine science and systems vaccinology
· Antimicrobial resistance
· Immune reconstitution and recovery
· Translational immunology
· Computational infection biology
· Artificial intelligence and data science for infectious diseases
· Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other multi-omic approaches
· Biomarkers, precision diagnostics, and systems biology

Why St. Jude Infectious Diseases
· A direct connection between basic discovery, translational research, and pediatric clinical questions
· Strategic collaboration with the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions and investigators across Immunology, Cancer Biology, Pathology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Clinical Research
· Advanced shared-resource platforms, computational capabilities, and scientific infrastructure
· Substantial opportunity to build interdisciplinary teams and shape new areas of departmental growth
· Tailored mentorship and sponsorship supporting funding success, visibility, leadership, and advancement
· A mission-centered environment in which scientific excellence is directed toward improving outcomes for children
· Competitive compensation and a comprehensive faculty benefits program

Qualifications Required
· PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree
· Record of scientific achievement and scholarly productivity appropriate to rank
· Demonstrated ability or strong potential to lead an independent research program
· Commitment to rigorous, collaborative, and multidisciplinary science
· Commitment to mentorship and development of the scientific workforce Preferred
· History of or strong potential for sustained extramural funding
· Experience integrating experimental, translational, or computational approaches
· Evidence of leadership in collaborative research or scientific program development

To apply:

please submit the following materials directly via the online application

Application Materials
· Curriculum vitae
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