Job Details

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine invites applications from outstanding physician-scientists or basic/translational research scientists focused on Basic HIV/AIDS Research for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the Professor or Associate Professor level.

This recruitment is part of a major strategic investment to further expand Einstein’s internationally recognized HIV/AIDS research enterprise and to recruit an exceptional investigator whose work will yield highly impactful discoveries in HIV biology, pathogenesis, prevention, treatment, and cure.

We seek a highly accomplished investigator with a strong record of innovation, scholarly impact, and sustained extramural funding who is poised to lead transformative research programs in HIV/AIDS science.

The successful candidate will join the NIH-funded Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY-Mount Sinai Center for AIDS Research (ERCM-CFAR).

Areas of Scientific Interest

HIV reservoir biology, viral persistence and latency; HIV cure and remission strategies; Host-virus interactions and immune evasion; Mucosal immunology and the biology of HIV transmission; Chronic immune activation, aging, and metabolism in HIV; Systems immunology, computational biology, and AI-driven approaches; Single-cell and spatial omics technologies; Gene-editing and cell-based therapeutic approaches; HIV-associated inflammation and comorbidities.

Responsibilities

• Lead an innovative, independent, externally funded research program in HIV/AIDS basic science
• Participate in collaborative interdisciplinary research initiatives across Einstein and the ERCM-CFAR consortium
• Mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, physician-scientists, and junior faculty
• Contribute to the educational and scientific missions of the institution

Applicants must hold a PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree and have an established record of high-impact scholarship and current NIH funding in HIV/AIDS research.

For fullest consideration, applications should be received by July 12, 2026, although applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.