Assistant Professor in Translational Sciences

Position Summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in the interdisciplinary area of Translational Neuropharmacologist in Metabolic Engineering, as part of the 2025–2026 Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative (PHI). This position represents a collaborative recruitment effort between the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (CMBE) in the College of Engineering and the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research (ICNDR).

The successful candidate will be expected to accelerate the development of metabolite-producing cell systems and advance preclinical and clinical testing for neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s), and specifically:

1. Establish an outstanding, internationally recognized translational drug discovery research program at intersection of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.
2. Foster and establish interdisciplinary collaborations between the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research and the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.
3. Compete successfully for extramural funding including NIH, DOD, NSF and pharmaceutical partners to sustain cutting-edge research and to support an integrated graduate and postdoctoral training program.

Duties/Responsibilities

Candidates will be expected to establish a dynamic and externally funded research program as well as contribute significantly to the Department’s teaching mission, specifically in the Biomedical Physiology undergraduate major. Candidates will mentor graduate and undergraduate students as well as postdoctoral research associates. Duties will also include teaching in undergraduate, graduate or professional DVM courses.