Assistant Professor

A faculty position (non-tenure track) is available immediately at the Center for Birth Defects Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, for the candidates with strong publication records and experience in developmental/stem cell biology, reproductive biology, and birth defects, especially in murine cardiogenesis and neural tube development. We are also interested in an individual with a background in Alzheimer’s disease. Our research is focused on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of maternal diabetes-induced birth defects and placental dysfunction. Applicants must have a Ph.D. with expertise at least in one of the following fields: embryonic development, cardiac development and disease, neural tube development, molecular biology, epigenetics, placental biology, and Alzheimer’s disease. Additional requirements for applicants are experience in autophagy, non-coding RNA, cellular organelle stress, or senescence.  Expected rank for this position will be Assistant Professor or higher and the final rank will be commensurate with selected candidate’s experience. 

Interested candidates should submit a CV to: Peixin Yang, PhD, Professor & Vice Chair, Email: pyang@som.umaryland.edu, and cc "Deborah Watts" dwatts@som.umaryland.edu