Associate/Full Professor of Genetics

The Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Associate or Full Professor positions in the tenure track. Expertise is required in the specific area of human genetics, model systems genetics, and/or epigenetics, including chromatin structure, and mechanisms of gene regulation. Applicants must have an M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree. Rank will be commensurate with experience.

Teaching responsibilities may include participating in graduate and medical school education.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include carrying out an independent research program. Applicants should have a track record of extramural funding, an established research program, and an outstanding record of publications.

The Department of Genetics comprises a basic science faculty with diverse investigative interests and close affiliations with clinical departments at Penn Medicine as well as the neighboring Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Wistar Institute.

Attractive laboratory space and substantial resources are available.

Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a 2-3-page research statement, a teaching statement, as well as the names of 3 references.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.