Applicants are invited to apply for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in the Department of Cell Biology and the Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology. The Department’s research strengths include the areas of cell migration, membrane trafficking, organelle biology, developmental biology, and cancer cell biology. For this position, we seek outstanding individuals who are addressing fundamental problems of relevance to cancer biology. Areas of interest include but are not limited to metastasis/invasion/migration, (cancer) cell plasticity, and neuro-immune regulation of epithelial cell biology using genetic, molecular, biochemical, cellular, biophysical, synthetic, or integrative systems approaches. Candidates should have a PhD and/or MD, postdoctoral experience, and a strong publication record. The successful candidate is expected to develop an independent, exciting research program, participate in graduate and medical student teaching, and demonstrate a commitment to promoting a diverse and inclusive biomedical community.

The Department of Cell Biology is one of nine departments in the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences (IBBS) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Cell Biology faculty participate in the umbrella Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, one of the foremost multidisciplinary graduate programs in the country. Faculty are also members of different centers within IBBS that draw from multiple departments to bring together individuals with shared research interests. The Department values collaborative, interdisciplinary exploration of cells in tissues, organs, and intact organisms. To learn more about the research programs of individual faculty in the department, please visit our website at cellbio.jhmi.edu.

Applicants should upload the following documents to http://apply.interfolio.com/153099:

• cover letter describing 1) why their research program is an exceptional fit for the Department of Cell Biology and the broader JHU community, and 2) briefly addressing the broad relevance of their research program to cancer biology
• curriculum vitae
• summary of research accomplishments
• PDFs of the applicants two most significant papers
• statement of research plans
• statement detailing how their experience, teaching, service and/or scholarship will advance the department’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and support the success of trainees from backgrounds underrepresented in science
• Three letters of recommendation (uploaded directly by referees)

Detailed instructions can be found on Interfolio. Applications submitted by the deadline of October 11, 2024 will receive full consideration.

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