"Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Systems Immunology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine"

Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Systems Immunology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Employer: University of Pittsburgh Immunology Dept

Location: University of Pittsburgh, Assembly Building

Salary: Negotiable

Closing date: Dec 16, 2025

Discipline: Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, Health Sciences, Vaccine Research

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Faculty

Organization Type: Academia

Job Details

The Center for Systems Immunology (CSI) and the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in the Tenure Stream. Candidates with strong research training and accomplishments in systems and computational immunology and/or synthetic biology and immune engineering will be considered. The position offers a competitive start-up package and dedicated space within a new, highly interactive research building on the University campus that houses faculty in the CSI, the Departments of Immunology and the Hillman Cancer Center.

The candidate will be expected to develop a leading externally funded research group; mentor graduate students including those in the CMU-Pitt Computational Biology program and contribute to graduate teaching within such programs affiliated with the School of Medicine.

The University of Pittsburgh has excellence in Immunology and Computational Biology made possible by a highly collaborative faculty, a diverse and strong trainee pool, and world class core facilities and infrastructure.

The successful Assistant Professor candidate will have the minimum qualification of a PhD (or equivalent), with research experience of at least 5 years, in systems and computational immunology and/or synthetic biology and immune engineering

The preferred application receipt date is December 31, 2025. However, we will consider applications at any time and the position will remain open to applicants until filled.

To apply for this position, search for requisition #24007498 in Talent Center @ join.pitt.edu and complete a required on-line employment application. Click on “Find Positions” then “Faculty” and enter 24007498 into the keyword field, and click hour glass search button. Then select “Apply Now.” Please attach your CV and a Statement of Research Interests into the on-line application.

Enquiries concerning the position can be sent to Rachel Gottschalk (rachel.gottschalk@pitt.edu), Jishnu Das (jishnu@pitt.edu) and PJ Morrison (PJM141@pitt.edu).

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