Tenure-Track Faculty: Synthetic Immunoengineering for Cancer

US Diversity Job Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago seeks tenure-track/tenured faculty in synthetic biology at any rank. Appointees will work at the interface of immunology, molecular biology, chemistry and bioengineering to develop approaches to engineer cellular, regulatory, and metabolic networks for cancer immunotherapy.

The primary department will be dependent on research interests and duties include teaching graduate and/or undergraduate students and supervising trainees.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in biomedicine, cell or molecular biology, synthetic biology, bioengineering, or related discipline.
• Tenure-track/tenured faculty appointment at any rank.
• Strong record in research leadership and potential for independent funding.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate and/or undergraduate students.
• Supervise trainees and postdocs.
• Develop and lead innovative research in synthetic biology for cancer immunotherapy.

Skills

Immunology

Molecular biology

Bioengineering

Chemistry

Synthetic biology

Genome engineering

Education

PhD in related field

Job description

The University of Chicago seeks tenure-track/tenured faculty in synthetic biology at any rank. Appointees will work at the interface of immunology, molecular biology, chemistry and bioengineering to develop approaches to engineer cellular, regulatory, and metabolic networks for cancer immunotherapy.

The primary department will be dependent on research interests and duties include teaching graduate and/or undergraduate students and supervising trainees.