Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Integrative Biology and Pharmacology

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start-up package

Competitive salary

Generous benefits

Administrative and mentoring resources

Job summary

UTHealth Houston seeks tenure-track faculty in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology to build innovative, multidisciplinary programs spanning chemical, systems, and synthetic biology and disease metabolism. Applicants should demonstrate potential for major NIH funding and a compelling research vision that integrates AI-driven biology and molecular design.

Successful candidates will join a collaborative environment with cutting-edge imaging facilities and extensive core

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field and an established record of scholarly achievement.
• Strong plan for future research and the ability to secure extramural funding.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring in graduate/medical education.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an extramurally funded, internationally recognized research program.
• Collaborate across departments and core facilities within the medical center.
• Contribute to medical and graduate education through teaching and mentorship.

Skills

Multidisciplinary research

AI/ML in biology

Molecular design

Biomedical statistics

Teaching

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

The Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology (https://med.uth.edu/ibp/), McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston; https://med.uth.edu/) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor.

We are interested in applicants who use multidisciplinary approaches in the broad areas of chemical, systems, and synthetic biology, and/or the metabolism of human diseases. Areas of particular interest include leveraging artificial intelligence and deep learning models to understand complex biological networks and advanced molecular design for biomedical applications, including therapeutic development. Candidates will be expected to have a strong record of research accomplishments and an innovative plan for their future research. Highly qualified applicants with substantial extramural funding and teaching/mentoring experience may be considered for an Associate or Full Professor position. Responsibilities include the development of an extramurally funded, internationally recognized research program and active participation in medical and graduate education.

The Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology is initiating a new growth phase and will be filling multiple positions to build upon its existing strengths ranging from basic membrane biology and molecular pharmacology to whole animal pathophysiology. The department houses a Nikon Center of Excellence Imaging Facility with the latest advances in microscopy instrumentation, while many additional core facilities are available within the medical school and wider Texas Medical Center. The most competitive candidates will bring complementary expertise or new technology to a highly interactive and collaborative department. Further details about departmental resources, ongoing research programs, and NIH-funded graduate training programs in drug discovery are available on our website (med.uth.edu/ibp/).

McGovern Medical School is located within the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest medical center in the world and includes the Texas Therapeutics Institute and the new TMC3 infrastructure dedicated to diagnostic and drug discoveries.

We are committed to the success of our faculty, and we will provide an attractive start-up package, competitive salary, generous benefits, and administrative and mentoring resources.

Benefits

• attractive start-up package
• competitive salary
• generous benefits
• administrative and mentoring resources

UTHealth Houston is an EEO/AA employer. UTHealth Houston does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE/M/F/Disabled Vet.