Assistant Professor, Pathology Faculty

AACTE Connect360; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Galveston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Pathology. The successful candidate will lead an innovative, externally funded research program addressing fundamental and translational questions in pathology.

Research areas include infectious diseases, immunology, genomics, and translational science. Expertise spanning computational, cellular, and AI-enabled approaches is highly valued. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a PhD, MD/PhD, MD or equivalent degree and postdoctoral research experience.
• Expertise and high impact publications in cell biology, immunology, bioinformatics, genomics or neurobiology.
• Physician scientists with an interest in clinical-translational research are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop an innovative, externally funded, independent research program addressing fundamental and translational questions in pathology.
• Address infectious diseases, host-pathogen interactions, immunology, vaccinology, cancer, genomics, precision medicine, neurobiology or related areas.
• Candidates with expertise spanning computational, cellular, immunologic, and translational domains are encouraged to apply including single-cell, spatial, imaging, AI-enabled modeling, or large-scale data integration approaches.

Skills

Research program development

Grant writing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD, MD/PhD, MD or equivalent degree

Tools

Bioinformatics

R/SAS statistics

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the academic rank of Assistant Professor.

The successful candidate will develop an innovative, externally funded, independent research program addressing fundamental and translational questions in pathology. Research areas of particular interest in the department include infectious diseases, host-pathogen interactions, immunology, vaccinology, cancer, genomics, precision medicine, neurobiology or related areas. Candidates with expertise spanning multiple computational, cellular, immunologic, and translational domains are encouraged to apply including those using cutting-edge single-cell, spatial, imaging, systems, computational, AI-enabled, mathematical modeling, or large-scale data-integration approaches.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a PhD, MD/PhD, MD or equivalent degree and postdoctoral research experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Expertise and high impact publications in cell biology, immunology, bioinformatics, genomics or neurobiology.
• Physician scientists with an interest in clinical-translational research are encouraged to apply.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a record of independent research funding or potential to secure independent extramural funding.

SALARY:
Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.