Scope and Opportunity The University of Chicago's Biological Sciences Division is searching for full-time scientists , physician-scientists, and engineers whose work will advance the discovery, design, development, translation, and mechanistic understanding of new therapeutic strategies . This search is intended to capture the full continuum from basic chemical and molecular discovery to translational therapeutics,
including programs that bridge chemistry, biology, engineering, computation, pharmacology, and medicine . We are particularly interested in candidates who develop innovative approaches to interrogate biological mechanisms, modulate disease-relevant pathways, discover new therapeutic targets, or create transformative therapeutic platforms. Academic rank, track, tenure status, and compensation are dependent upon
qualifications. P rimary appointments will be in appropriate departments or units, most likely in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD), though potentially in the Physical Sciences Division (PSD) or the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), with possible secondary appointments in other relevant units depending on the candidates' research. These positions are benefits eligible. The University of Chicago
offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook . Appointees will join a highly collaborative academic ecosystem in which outstanding basic science, engineering, and clinical departments are co-located on a compact urban campus, with state-of-the-art core
facilities, exceptional graduate and medical students, and opportunities to participate in multidisciplinary research, translation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship, including Hyde Park Labs , a new hybrid facility for academic research, science-based companies and the UChicago Science Incubator, and the newly established Therapeutic Discovery Institute. Research Priorities The goal of this search is to
recruit faculty who will help build an integrated therapeutic discovery and development ecosystem at the University of Chicago, connecting fundamental biological discovery with chemical, computational, engineering, and clinical approaches to developing new medicines. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Chemical biology and molecular mechanisms of disease Small-molecule drug discovery, medicinal
Summary from the source posting. Always confirm details on the institution's official career page.