The University of California Irvine (UCI) Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center (SCRC; www.stemcell.uci.edu) and School of Medicine (SOM, https://www.som.uci.edu) invite applications from outstanding candidates for 2 open faculty positions in stem cell biology. Successful candidates will have an active research program that has broad potential to impact or result in the development and/or translation of cellular therapies. Review of applications will prioritize research programs with broad relevance to the translation of cellular therapies for neurological disease/injury, cancer, and high-impact areas of human disease. Research programs that use or develop 2D or 3D stem cell culture platforms, novel approaches to the selection or monitoring of cell lines for clinical application, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) process development or cell production are of special interest.

These academic appointments are open to PHD, MD, or MD/PHD scientists. One position will be either tenure-track at the Assistant rank or tenured at the Associate Professor rank, the other will be a tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor rank, in an appropriate SOM department. Start-up package will be commensurate with appointment level.

Research programs within the SCRC leverage outstanding existing resources and strengths of the UCI SOM and College of Health Sciences, as well as SCRC partners across the UCI campus including: UCI California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Alpha Clinic for Cell and Gene Therapy (https://clinic.stemcell.uci.edu); UCI Good Manufacturing Practice Facility (https://www.gmp.stemcell.uci.edu); Muscle Biology and Disease Research Center (www.sites.uci.edu/muscle); Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (www.circ.eng.uci.edu/); Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (http://www.icts.uci.edu); Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (http://www.cancer.uci.edu); Cancer Research Institute (http://cri.bio.uci.edu); UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics (https://neurorx.cohs.uci.edu); and Institute for Immunology (http://www.immunology.uci.edu).Interested individuals should apply online through UCI RECRUIT at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09408

Applications should be submitted prior to: 9/30/2025

Inquiries about the position should be directed to Search Committee Chair: Dr. Aileen Anderson (aja@uci.edu).