Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University

The Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University (https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biochemistry) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek candidates who are using innovative approaches to address important and challenging biomedical problems at the molecular level. Candidates are expected to develop a strong research program and participate in the education of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. Our investigators have diverse research interests. Growing areas of strength include RNA and DNA metabolism, chromatin biology, signal transduction, protein misfolding diseases, and molecular cancer biology. Investigators developing and utilizing innovative approaches including computational biology, single molecule biochemistry, genomics, and chemical biology are especially encouraged to apply.

The successful candidates will join a vibrant, growing, and diverse research community. The Biochemistry department has exceptional faculty who have received major international awards, including election to the National Academy of Sciences and a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Stanley Cohen, 1986). Incoming faculty will have a supportive peer group and receive extensive mentoring. We are a welcoming community of collaborative investigators dedicated to excellence in research, training, and service.

Biochemistry is part of the Basic Sciences within the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University (https://tinyurl.com/y3s24nds). This unique structure provides an outstanding environment for discovery science that includes state-of-the art core facilities and trans-institutional centers and institutes. Trainees in the appointee’s lab also are eligible for stipend support from over 25 NIH-supported T32 training programs.

Applicants should apply through Interfolio by following this link: http://apply.interfolio.com/151281. Please submit a (i) curriculum vitae, (ii) a research plan of two to three pages in length, (iii) a one-page description of your mentoring/education philosophy, (iv) reprints of three recent publications. In addition, applicants for assistant professor should request three recommendation letters to be submitted directly by referees via Interfolio (information is provided in the link). Evaluation of applicants will begin November 15, 2024. 

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. https://www.vanderbilt.edu/eoa