Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Division of Experimental Pathology - Children

University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania seek an Assistant Professor in the Division of Experimental Pathology for a tenure-track position. The candidate should have a Ph.D. and/or M.D.

with strong postdoctoral or fellowship experience and a record of independence and leadership. Teaching and building an extramurally funded lab are expected. We welcome candidates developing platform technologies in functional genomics, omics, imaging, and related areas,

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree.
• Strong postdoctoral or fellowship experience and an independent research track record.
• Proven ability to secure extramural funding and lead collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Provide teaching in undergraduate, graduate, and medical student settings.
• Establish and maintain an extramurally funded research program.
• Collaborate across department and Penn/CHOP centers to advance pediatric disease research.

Skills

Postdoc experience

Independent research

Extramural funding

Leadership potential

Education

Ph.D.

M.D.

Job description

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Division of ExperimentalPathology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Open Date: Sep 16, 2026

Deadline: Sep 16, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the department ofPathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School ofMedicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for anAssistant Professor position in the tenure track. Applicants musthave an Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree. Applicants must show evidence ofstrong postdoctoral or fellowship experience, demonstratingexcellent research accomplishments, intellectual independence, andleadership promise. They must have a clear record of productivityand ingenuity, a high likelihood of securing extramural funding,and a desire to take advantage of our unique collaborativeenvironment.

Teaching responsibilities may include providing an outstandingtraining environment for undergraduate, graduate and medicalstudents, as well as clinical and postdoctoral fellows.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include establishingand maintaining an independent, extramurally funded researchprogram. We aim to recruit an outstanding faculty colleague who isusing molecular tools and innovative technologies to probe themechanistic basis of pediatric diseases. We are particularlyinterested in candidates developing or leveraging platformtechnologies in areas such as functional genomics,(epi)transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, genome and RNAengineering, chemical biology, protein design, human organoids, andadvanced molecular and cellular imaging, although we welcomeapplications from exceptional candidates pursuing other innovativeand impactful research directions.

We expect the successful candidate to engage broadly across diverseresearch communities and build upon existing Departmental andinstitutional strengths in areas including immunology, infectiousdisease, cancer biology, neuroscience, RNA biology, epigenetics,and cellular architecture, with the strongest candidatesdemonstrating potential to bridge between these research areas. Theposition is within the Experimental Pathology Division at theChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Faculty within theDivision are active members of many of the centers and institutesthat span research across the University of Pennsylvania system. Asa CHOP-based Penn faculty member, the candidate will have access tothe rich research resources, core facilities, and collaborativeopportunities offered across the entire University ofPennsylvania/CHOP campus. In addition to resources available to allPenn investigators, the CHOP Research Institute offers uniqueadvantages such as close ties to clinicians and access to patientmaterials. A generous recruitment package and lab space will beprovided, together with outstanding institutional resources.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer.Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race,color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenshipstatus, age, disability, veteran status or any class protectedunder applicable federal, state, or local law.