Assistant Professor, T cell Biology

The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Cell Biology at the rank of Assistant Professor to lead a research program in T-cell biology, particularly T-cell effector functions in human disease, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. SUNY Downstate is Brooklyn's only academic medical center, specializing in research, education across multiple health professions, community service, and patient care. This new faculty research position would support Downstate’s core mission to improve the health and healthcare of the historically underserved population in central Brooklyn that Downstate serves by tackling the underlying causes of health disparities.

Job Summary - The successful candidate will:

• Establish an innovative and independent research program in an area of T-cell biology in human disease that will lead to consequential contributions to scholarship and advancements in biomedicine, and which will attract and maintain robust extramural federal funding.
• Build and lead a collaborative and interdisciplinary research team.
• Complement existing areas of expertise in B-cell biology, cancer biology, allergy, autoimmunity, rheumatic diseases, and lipid metabolism. 
• Build synergies with current SUNY Downstate researchers and physicians in the Departments of Cell Biology, Medicine, Pathology and others; as well as in the School of Public Health, ultimately helping to make the institution more competitive for large collaborative institutional grants.
• Teach, train and mentor medical students in the College of Medicine, and MD/PhD and PhD graduate students in the School of Graduate Studies Program in Molecular & Cellular Biology.

A competitive salary, start-up, and benefits package will be provided to ensure the chosen candidate's success.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral Degree (MD, PhD, MD/PhD or equivalent) in a discipline directly related to T-cell biology with an outstanding track record of research in this area.
• Demonstrated expertise in different aspects of immunology and research approaches, including cell and molecular biology, genetics, quantitative approaches (genomics, etc.), preclinical disease models, and clinical/translational research involving human bio-specimens.

Ideal and Preferred Qualifications:

• Early-stage investigators as defined by the NIH (less than 10 years post terminal degree award, i.e., PhD and/or MD) will be given strongest preference.
• Existing early-career grant funding that will be brought with the candidate to Downstate (e.g., K99/R00 or other career development awards and foundation grants);  
• High potential for substantial federal funding
• A dedicated commitment to scholarly mentorship.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Please format an application as a single PDF document containing the following: 1) Cover letter; 2) Curriculum Vitae with Bibliography; 3) brief description of Research Accomplishments; 4) brief description of Future Independent Research Goals; and 5) names and contact information of 3 referees. Items 1), 3) and 4) should explain how prior work and future goals relate to launching an independent T-cell biology research program that aligns with the listed qualifications and complements departmental and campus interests.  Applications that do not include this information will not be considered.    

Completed applications should be emailed to cellbiology@downstate.edu with the subject title "T Cell Biology position" and also submitted to https://jobs.downstate.edu/en-us/job/496499/assistant-professor-hs-cell-biology. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

More about SUNY Downstate and Cell Biology:

SUNY Downstate is Brooklyn's thriving academic health center that includes five colleges and schools (Medicine, Graduate Studies, Nursing, Public Health, and Health Professions) and a research and biotechnology complex. Downstate has a rich history and commitment to diversity and access, rigorous academic and medical training, and revolutionary research that has influenced the world of medicine. In 1998, SUNY Downstate Professor Robert F. Furchgott was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of endothelial-derived relaxing factor and his subsequent discovery that EDRF was the molecule nitric oxide.

Underscoring its commitment to health equity, Downstate houses the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center (BHDC), the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health and several NIH-funded programs such as the Special Treatment and Research (STAR) Program, Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE), and a prestigious National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)-funded $20 million S21 Health Disparities Endowment (TRANSPORT).

The Department of Cell Biology is a multidisciplinary basic science department within the College of Medicine, with an internationally known faculty and a diverse research portfolio that focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying human health and disease. Research areas span a wide range of biological systems, including lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and cardiovascular disease, mechanisms of protein translation and viral host evasion, immune responses and autoimmune inflammatory diseases, diffusion properties of the brain intercellular space, the genetics and epigenetics of psychiatric illnesses, organ system development, and cancer.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Individuals identifying as women, members of a minority group, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of other groups underrepresented among research faculty are encouraged to apply.