Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

University of Georgia; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia is seeking an Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences to lead research in neuropharmacology, enhance biotherapeutics, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and demonstrate excellence in teaching and research productivity. This tenure-track position is part of the 2025-2026 Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative, with a start date of August 1, 2026. The role offers opportunities for cutting-edge research in metabolic engineering and neurodegenerative diseases.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in biomedical sciences including pharmacology, physiology, neuroscience, pathology, or synthetic biology.
• Documented research background in neurodegenerative diseases.
• Experience in mentoring undergraduate and doctoral students.

Responsibilities

• Accelerate metabolite-producing cell systems development.
• Establish a translational drug discovery research program.
• Compete for extramural funding.

Skills

Research productivity in translational research

Commitment to teaching excellence

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in biomedical sciences

Job description

Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

Position Summary: The University of Georgia invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in the interdisciplinary area of Translational Neuropharmacology in Metabolic Engineering, part of the 2025‑2026 Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative (PHI). This collaborative recruitment involves the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (College of Veterinary Medicine), the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, and the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in biomedical sciences including pharmacology, physiology, neuroscience, pathology, synthetic biology and other related fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Documented research background appropriate for appointment rank, with peer-reviewed publications, extramural funding, and mentorship of undergraduate and doctoral students.
• Translational research evidence related to neurodegenerative diseases.
• Evidence of research productivity in translational research.
• Strong commitment to teaching excellence at undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on biomedical physiology and translational pharmacology.
• Demonstrated excellence or strong potential in biotherapeutic preclinical evaluation of bioengineered neural therapeutics.
• Knowledge in advancing biotherapeutics from preclinical to clinical commercialization.
• Record of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Commitment to student mentoring.
• Strong integration of engineering methods with biological or biomedical applications.
• Record of innovative research bridging neuropharmacology, neuroscience, and metabolic engineering with relevance to translational applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Accelerate the development of metabolite-producing cell systems and advance preclinical and clinical testing for neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
• Establish an internationally recognized translational drug discovery research program at the intersection of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations between the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research and the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.
• Compete successfully for extramural funding—including NIH, DoD, NSF, and pharmaceutical partners—to sustain cutting‑edge research and support an integrated graduate and postdoctoral training program.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods.
• Regularly required to walk, maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running.
• Routinely required to reach up and out with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions.
• Regularly required to use hands to grasp, type, pick up, move, or hold objects.
• Routinely required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet.
• Occasionally required to push and/or pull up to 50 pounds at a distance of 10 feet.
• Routinely required to stand for long periods.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
• Depth perception and ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Adjustable focus.

EEO Statement

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status.

Start date: August 1, 2026.