Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Tenure Track

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Tenure Track

The Department of Basic and Translational Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking outstanding scientists for tenure-track/tenured position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The successful applicant will hold a PhD, DMD, and/or MD and have a demonstrated record of research excellence and funding commensurate with career stage. This open position supports the expansion of a new department composed of faculty with research expertise in biochemistry of lipids, membrane transport, bone, microbial pathogenesis, innate immunity and inflammation, oral cancer, and drug development/delivery. We are looking for individuals engaged in these areas as well as those with expertise in cancer, epigenetics and genomics, bioinformatics, metabolism, microbiome, or pain. The successful candidate is expected to participate in teaching dental students, mentoring, and service in addition to maintaining an active research program supported by external funding. Collaborative opportunities are available with basic science and clinical departments throughout the University of Pennsylvania.