We seek outstanding candidates whose work will advance the next generation of therapies for heart failure and cardiac injury, broadly defined. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, heart regeneration, revascularization, fibrosis and remodeling, cardiac immunobiology, gene and RNA therapeutics, disease modeling and pathogenesis, and drug discovery. We are particularly interested in investigators whose approaches complement and extend ongoing efforts in cardiomyocyte-based therapies, including those focused on tissue microenvironment, immune interactions, vascularization, and mechanisms of durable functional integration.

Successful candidates will pursue innovative, collaborative, and translational research programs that bridge mechanistic and data-driven approaches across molecular, cellular, tissue, and systems-level biology.

Faculty will be core members of the newly established USC REPAIR Institute, a multidisciplinary, AI enabled therapeutics development initiative spanning the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Pharmacy. REPAIR integrates strengths in pluripotent stem cell biology, nanoparticle-based delivery, RNA therapeutics, microphysiological systems, computational modeling and AI, pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, small and large animal physiology, and experimental pathology, with the goal of accelerating the development of regenerative and biologically based therapies.

The successful candidate is expected to establish and maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program and to contribute to the Department's teaching, service, and outreach missions.

USC provides an exceptionally collaborative environment, with additional opportunities for interaction with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine, the Viterbi School of Engineering, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research, clinical departments across the Keck School of Medicine, and outstanding computational support through the Stevens School for Advanced Computing and AI and the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology.

USC values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.

Applications should include a letter of interest; a curriculum vitae; a two- to three-page statement of past, present, and future research, as well as contact information for four references. All materials should be submitted by 11/02/2026 for priority consideration.

We seek outstanding candidates whose work will advance the next generation of therapies for heart failure and cardiac injury, broadly defined. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, heart regeneration, revascularization, fibrosis and remodeling, cardiac immunobiology, gene and RNA therapeutics, disease modeling and pathogenesis, and drug discovery. We are particularly interested in investigators whose approaches complement and extend ongoing efforts in cardiomyocyte-based therapies, including those focused on tissue microenvironment, immune interactions, vascularization, and mechanisms of durable functional integration.

Successful candidates will pursue innovative, collaborative, and translational research programs that bridge mechanistic and data-driven approaches across molecular, cellular, tissue, and systems-level biology.

Faculty will be core members of the newly established USC REPAIR Institute, a multidisciplinary, AI enabled therapeutics development initiative spanning the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Pharmacy. REPAIR integrates strengths in pluripotent stem cell biology, nanoparticle-based delivery, RNA therapeutics, microphysiological systems, computational modeling and AI, pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, small and large animal physiology, and experimental pathology, with the goal of accelerating the development of regenerative and biologically based therapies.

The successful candidate is expected to establish and maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program and to contribute to the Department's teaching, service, and outreach missions.

USC provides an exceptionally collaborative environment, with additional opportunities for interaction with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine, the Viterbi School of Engineering, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research, clinical departments across the Keck School of Medicine, and outstanding computational support through the Stevens School for Advanced Computing and AI and the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology.

USC values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.

Applications should include a letter of interest; a curriculum vitae; a two- to three-page statement of past, present, and future research, as well as contact information for four references. All materials should be submitted by 11/02/2026 for priority consideration.