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Faculty Position in Immune Response to Injury, Infection, and Co-Morbidities

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) & Shriners Children’s Texas – Galveston, TX

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) and Shriners Children’s Texas in

Galveston, Texas is seeking applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Associate Professor level. Exceptional Assistant Professor candidates with current external funding or a strong trajectory toward funding will also be considered.

We seek an outstanding investigator with expertise in the immune response to injury, infection, or co-morbidities with an emphasis on trauma. Relevant research areas include, but are not limited to:

       Tissue repair and remodeling to include aberrant wound healing and fibrosis

       Inflammasome and other inflammatory mechanisms

       Immune metabolism and regulation of injury resolution

       Immunometabolic perturbations influencing microbial pathogenesis

The ideal candidate will have a strong record of research productivity, publications, and funding, as well as a commitment to mentoring trainees and contributing to a collaborative research environment.

The primary academic appointment will be in the Department of Microbiology and

Immunology, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and

Rehabilitation. The successful candidate will be based in the newly renovated Shriners Children’s Texas Research Center on the UTMB Galveston campus. Shriners Children’s offers research funding opportunities and other resources for projects that are relevant, innovative, and impactful for their patient population.    

We seek candidates who can bridge basic and translational research and have a keen interest in developing therapeutics for burn injuries, musculoskeletal disorders or trauma, and infection. Applicants with interests in fundamental research relevant to pathophysiology of tissue or bone trauma are also encouraged to apply.  The successful applicant will have opportunities to collaborate with a vibrant community of biomedical scientists and to mentor students and postdoctoral fellows in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.  UTMB offers exceptional pre- and post-award support services to foster research growth and professional opportunities for faculty that further nurture career growth. 

Collaborative opportunities abound across departments studying immunity, host and pathogen interactions, polymicrobial synergy, and host factors such as aging, metabolic disease, trauma, and the microbiome that influence wound resolution and clinical outcomes.

UTMB offers rich opportunities for collaboration across centers and institutes of excellence (insert link to Centers/Institutes) such as:

•        The Institute for Human Infections and Immunity
•        The Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery 
•        Institute for Translational Sciences
•        The Artificial Intelligence Center
•        Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
•        The Germ-Free Mouse Facility 

UTMB provides outstanding core facilities to support research including cell sorting and flow cytometry, optical imaging, next-generation sequencing, single-cell and spatial genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, high-throughput screening, and more (UTMB Core Resources).

About UTMB and Shriners Children’s Texas

UTMB is a leading academic health sciences center located on the Texas Gulf Coast. Galveston offers a mild subtropical climate and exceptional quality of life. UTMB’s School of Medicine consistently ranks among the top 50 U.S. medical schools for NIH funding, with the Department of Microbiology and Immunology ranked among the top three in its field over the past decade.

Shriners Children’s Texas is a 30-bed non-profit pediatric hospital and research center on the UTMB campus, specializing in burns, orthopedic conditions, cerebral palsy, and cleft lip/palate. The newly remodeled hospital includes an intensive care unit, reconstructive and plastic surgery services, a motion analysis center, rehabilitation department, and 13,000 square feet of research laboratory space.  The secondary appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation will provide opportunities to better understand clinical issues and translate findings to bedside.

UTMB and Shriners Children’s Texas offer highly competitive recruitment packages, including salary, start-up funding, and newly renovated laboratory and office space.  

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should apply thru the UTMB Careers website https://www.utmb.edu/hr/careers  to req# 2505701 and submit the following materials:

•        Cover letter
•        Curriculum vitae
•        Research statement (maximum 3 pages) outlining past work, current interests, and future goals
•        Contact information for three references