Assistant Professor - Immunology and Molecular Medicine - Molecular and Cell Biology

University of California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Immunology and Molecular Medicine within the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. We seek candidates with broad interests in molecular medicine and immunology, including immune dysregulation diseases, immunometabolism, tumor immunology, and neuroimmune regulation.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate potential for external funding, strong teaching and mentoring abilities, and a commitment

Qualifications

• PhD, MD (or equivalent international degree) required.
• Research focus in molecular medicine or immunology and related subfields.
• Proven potential for external funding and commitment to teaching and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Carry out innovative research in immunology and molecular medicine.
• Teach and mentor undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs; contribute to service missions of the department.

Education

PhD, MD (or equivalent international degree)

Job description

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, (UCB) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Immunology and Molecular Medicine at the Assistant Professor level.

We seek applicants focused broadly in molecular medicine, including those with interests in immunological diseases of metabolic or mitochondrial origin; sex-specific differences of the immune system in health and disease; engineered immune cells; emerging or rare diseases driven by immune dysregulation; autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases; tumor immunology; human immunology and immunogenetics; neuroimmune regulation; and immunometabolism.

Faculty at the assistant rank in our department demonstrate excellence, originality, and productivity in research, the strong potential to obtain external funding, a capacity for excellence in teaching and mentoring of undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs, and a commitment to service consistent with Berkeley's principles of community. Applicants are encouraged to visit Molecular and Cell Biology to learn more about the department and our mission.

Our department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit New Senate Faculty | Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare.

• PhD, MD (or equivalent international degree)