Assistant Professor - Division of Biomedical AI, Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine

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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located inthe heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’ssponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.

School of Medicine

Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine

The Department of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine is dedicated to unraveling the fundamentalbiology that supports health and drives disease. Our faculty,trainees and students tackle some of the most pressing challenges in biomedical science, from the molecular and genetic roots ofdisease to the complexities of whole-body physiology. Our foundational studies are driving the frontiers of scientific discovery, pushing the boundaries of what we understand aboutbiology, disease and the human body.

From our labs in downtown

Richmond to research collaborations around the world, our work isgenerating new knowledge, influencing the direction of biological science and redefining what is possible in biomedical research. We are proud to be a community of passionate educators and mentors,deeply committed to empowering the next generation of scientist sand leaders. With alumni enjoying successful careers across a broad spectrum of industries, our rigorous training programs offer students a transformative education that drives innovation todayand creates lasting impact for tomorrow.

The Department of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine (CMGM) at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine is committed to advancing molecular discovery, disease biology, andtranslational medicine through innovative research, education, and collaboration. The department brings together expertise in cellularbiology, molecular mechanisms, genetics, genomics, computationalbiology, and disease-focused discovery to address major challenges in human health. The Division of Biomedical AI within CMGM is being developed to integrate artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advancedcomputational methods with molecular discovery and biomedical research.

The division will focus on developing AI-drivenapproaches that connect molecular and cellular mechanisms withdisease modeling, therapeutic discovery, cancer biology, and precision medicine. A major goal of the division is to build highly collaborative research programs that bridge computational innovation with biological and translational discovery across CMGM,the School of Medicine, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, and otherVCU research programs.

The Department of Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine seeks to recruit two junior faculty members (tenure eligible) at the rank of Assistant Professor in Biomedical AI and Computational Molecular Medicine. Successful candidates will develop independent,externally funded research programs that apply innovativeartificial intelligence, machine learning, computational biology,and/or quantitative modeling approaches to important problems in molecular medicine.

We are particularly interested in candidates whose research aligns with one or more of the following priority areas:

Candidates developing biomedical foundation models and AI-drivenvirtual cell, virtual tissue, and digital twin approaches that integrate single-cell, spatial, imaging, perturbation, andmulti-omics data to model molecular programs, cellular states,tissue organization, disease progression, and therapeutic response.