Assistant Professor-Tenure System - Peripheral Nervous System

Department of Physiology (MSU); East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State University invites applications for a tenure-system Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology. We seek candidates studying how the peripheral nervous system regulates physiology and disease, with interests spanning neuroimmunology, organ-brain communication, neuroendocrinology, autonomic neuroscience, and related areas.

Successful candidates will build an externally funded program and contribute to teaching and service.

Qualifications

• Investigators focusing on the peripheral nervous system in physiology and disease.
• Areas include neuroimmunology, organ-brain communication, neuroendocrinology, autonomic neuroscience, sensory biology, neurovascular interactions, neuro‑metabolic regulation, and neural mechanisms underlying chronic disease.
• Successful candidates will establish and maintain an externally funded research program.
• Candidates will contribute to the teaching mission across graduate, undergraduate, and professional education and participate in departmental and university service.
• Opportunities exist to join interdisciplinary graduate training programs in Neuroscience, Molecular Cellular Integrated Physiology, and Biomedical Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program.
• Contribute to the teaching mission of the department and college including graduate, undergraduate, and professional education.
• Participate in departmental and university service activities.
• Collaborate in interdisciplinary graduate training programs such as Neuroscience, Molecular Cellular Integrated Physiology, and Biomedical Sciences Programs.

Skills

Neuroscience

Peripheral nervous system

Autonomic neuroscience

Neuroimmunology

Neuroendocrinology

Job description

The Department of Physiology and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University invites applications for a tenure-system faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor.

We seek outstanding candidates investigating the role of the peripheral nervous system in the regulation of physiology and disease. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, neuroimmunology, organ-brain communication, neuroendocrinology, autonomic neuroscience, sensory biology, neurovascular interactions, neuro‑metabolic regulation, and neural mechanisms underlying chronic disease. We are particularly interested in investigators whose research addresses how peripheral neural circuits interact with other organ systems to maintain homeostasis or contribute to pathology.

Successful candidates will be expected to establish and maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program, contribute to the teaching mission of the department and college including graduate, undergraduate, and professional education and participate in departmental and university service activities. Candidates will have the opportunity to join the Department of Physiology and participate in robust interdisciplinary graduate training programs, including the Neuroscience, the Molecular Cellular Integrated Physiology, and the Biomedical Sciences Programs.

The Department of Physiology provides a highly collaborative and interactive research environment with strengths in neuroscience, immunology, metabolism, cardiovascular biology, and systems physiology. Faculty have access to outstanding institutional resources, including state-of-the-art core facilities for genomics, imaging, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, transgenic, and computational biology. Michigan State University fosters extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations across colleges, institutes, and clinical partnerships with HFH and Spectrum Health.

Questions? Contact Geoffroy Laumet ([e-mail]).