POSITION OVERVIEW
The NIH-funded Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Research Program at UT Southwestern is seeking to recruit highly qualified first-time tenure-track faculty in the intersecting fields of cancer, brain/neuroscience, and biomedical engineering. Please see our website: https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/research/programs/nih-first/

UT Southwestern is an internationally recognized academic medical center renowned for its research and training programs. It has a dynamic, stimulating, and highly collaborative environment in all three FIRST cluster areas. We seek bold junior scientists who are using leading edge approaches to answer fundamental and/or translational questions. The FIRST junior faculty from broad backgrounds will drive research in health-related fields and catalyze a climate of inclusive excellence. We offer outstanding start-up packages, with competitive salaries and excellent benefits. FIRST faculty will participate in a vibrant, interdisciplinary, and highly collaborative institution-wide research community. They will have robust career development and grant coaching opportunities.

APPLICATION
The application is open from Sept 26, 2024 – Nov. 21, 2024. Completed applications will be reviewed starting November 1, 2024.

Candidates must have a PhD, MD or MD/PhD or equivalent degree, and qualify as a new first-time tenure track assistant professor.

Candidates should submit their applications through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/155119

Please submit the following:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Statement of current and proposed research (3 pages)
• Statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy describing your conceptualizations of teaching and mentoring, how you have mentored (or will mentor) student and trainee researchers and foster (or will foster) collaborative research environments to engage students and trainees from a range of backgrounds and experiences. (1 page)
• Copies of your three most significant publications (or preprints)
• 3 letters of recommendation
   

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.