"Assistant Professor of Global Health Biology"

Duke Kunshan University (DKU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at Assistant Professor level in Global Health with expertise in biology to begin in the academic year 2026-2027. Areas of focus include but are not limited to infectious disease, biomedical or clinical research on human diseases, immunology, disease prevention and treatment, environment health, behavioral neuroscience, or other relevant disciplines. Candidates with extensive experience in developing ‘wet lab’ methodologies in relevant research areas are particularly encouraged to apply.

In order to meet Chinese visa requirements, prior to the position start date international (non-Chinese) candidates must have worked full-time (work experience obtained while studying is not considered as full-time work experience) for at least two years in a relevant area (including post-doctoral work) after receiving their Bachelor’s degree, or begin their appointment at DKU within 12 months of obtaining their master’s degree/Ph.D. and without having work experience between graduation date on master’s degree diploma/Ph.D. diploma and position start date.

DKU is a collaborative partnership of Duke University, Wuhan University and the Municipality of Kunshan, China (https://dukekunshan.edu.cn/). Our campus provides an innovative and robustly interdisciplinary undergraduate liberal arts experience to a student body that will number 2200 students and 200+ faculty, with an acceptance rate of <8% and a student body represented by over 60 countries. We also offer a discrete number of Masters level graduate programs. The DKU pedagogical model draws on the best of Duke’s educational experience and resources to reimagine undergraduate instruction on an intimate campus setting.

Similar to the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, DKU values dedication to innovative teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment, as well as a strong commitment to successful scholarly engagement and research. This includes research with undergraduate students. As a whole, the Duke Kunshan faculty will have strong commitments to teaching and research, and outstanding quality in both areas will be highly valued.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in a relevant field. Research experience at a postdoctoral level (or greater) and teaching experience are required, and experience working in an international and interdisciplinary setting is strongly preferred.