Assistant/Associate Professor

Center for Virology and Vaccine Research (CVVR) at Harvard Medical School is seeking Assistant or Associate Professor. This position is a joint appointment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The applicants should have a substantial track record of productive research with a PhD and/or MD degree. Academic rank will be determined in accordance with successful experience and productivity of the candidate.

The primary focus of CVVR is, but not exclusively, on immunology, virology, and vaccinology of infectious diseases. Applicants should have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with other scientists. This position will be offered with access to a generous start-up package to complement their outstanding laboratory space, and access to state-of-the-art research environment at CVVR, BIDMC, and the Harvard Medical School area in Boston. The successful candidate is expected to build and maintain a world-class, extramurally funded research program centered around basic and translational immunology, virology, vaccinology, structural biology, systems biology, and/or immune correlates of protection. Candidates are expected to run an experimental laboratory and may also have a computational component to their research program.

CVVR is led by Dr. Dan Barouch, William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. CVVR faculty have access to cutting edge research facilities including single-cell facilities, spatial-omics instruments, flow cytometry, animal models, and next-generation molecular biology methodologies. CVVR is committed to embracing diversity in its faculty and staff members, with a strong focus on impactful and collaborative science, and has a strong track record of mentoring successful junior faculty members.

All applicants should submit the following by Dec 31^st 2022

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Summary of current and proposed research (3 page limit)
• Names and addresses of three references
• Statement on commitment to mentoring, diversity, and outreach

BIDMC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.