Microbiology & Immunology, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

Microbiology & Immunology, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

Position Information

Position/Rank

Position/Rank Rank Commensurate with experience

Department

Department 00247 - Pathology

City

City Salt Lake City, UT

Track

New Position to Begin

New Position to Begin When Filled

Details

The Division of Microbiology and Immunology (M&I) in the University of Utah’s Department of Pathology invites applications for a new open rank (Assistant, Associate and Full) tenure-track faculty position where the candidate is expected to run a cutting‑edge basic or translational research program of relevance to Microbiology and Immunology. Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to, host‑commensal/host‑pathogen interactions (bacterial, viral and fungal) and/or immune responses/immunotherapies that pertain to cancer, autoimmunity, infectious disease, metabolic disease and other human disorders.

Expertise in human immunology, machine learning/AI approaches, and novel functional genomics technologies are also highly valued.

The primary criteria for selection will be excellence and creativity in research and scholarship, which includes a successful track‑record of publications and funding consistent with rank. Successful candidates will be expected to establish a rigorous, externally‑funded, independent and collaborative research program within the microbiology and immunology field that complements both M&I division and goals. Candidates must have a MD, PhD, or DVM.

Faculty rank will commensurate with experience and appointments will include competitive salaries and start‑up packages.

Successful applicants would have their academic appointment in the Division of Microbiology & Immunology in the Department of Pathology. You would join a dynamic and growing community of NIH‑funded faculty, supported by robust institutional resources and distinguished by a remarkable record of achievement. Our faculty include recipients of prestigious honors such as the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, Pew Scholar Awards, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Awards, American Cancer Society Awards, as well as major support from the Kleberg Foundation, Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the V Foundation, among many others recognizing both emerging and established investigators.

The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, a vibrant and progressive town that sits in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain Range. This offers a truly unique mix of city life, outdoor activities and a world‑class biomedical research program that houses Howard Hughes Investigators, National Academy of Science members and a Nobel Laureate. The University of Utah is adjacent to ARUP national reference laboratory, a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory diagnostics research and development.

It is also home to an array of resources and University cores including the gnotobiotic core, flow cytometry core, genomics core, bioinformatics and statistics cores, proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics cores, and the Preclinical Research Resource (PRR), all located on the Utah campus or at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, a NIH‑NCI designated National Cancer Center.

• Cover letter containing a description of professional experience (including scientific accomplishments, leadership roles and three references)
• 3-page research plan
• Exemplar articles (published or unpublished) that highlight expertise in relevant fields

We will begin reviewing applications on October 1st, 2025.

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