Faculty Professor - CIPE Director

University of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in partnership with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, seeks a tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor to direct the newly established Center for Immunotherapeutics and Protein Engineering (CIPE). The Director will lead research in immunotherapeutics and protein engineering, with a strong emphasis on translation, and use computational approaches to develop next-generation immunotherapeutics in collaboration with the Center for Systems Immunology and other University of Pittsburgh departments and faculty. The Director will build a community around these research themes through faculty recruitment and engagement, and manage the CIPE core, including developing a proposal-evaluation system and generating tool compounds for Pitt investigators.

The Director will conduct wet- and/or dry-lab basic and/or translational research, collaborate with researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, the University of Pittsburgh, and the national and international research community, and hire and train research staff. The successful candidate will receive a named endowed chair, a generous laboratory startup package commensurate with rank and achievements, resources to recruit two junior faculty, and support to establish the CIPE core. Space will be provided at the Shadyside campus near the Department of Immunology within UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

The position is based in a highly collaborative department and broader research community, with access to research cores offering flow cytometry services and CRISPR-Cas9-mediated model-system generation. Applications are considered on a rolling basis; the preferred receipt date is December 1, 2026, and the position remains open until filled.

Requirements

• PhD and/or MD (or equivalent) in Immunology, Immunotherapeutics, Protein Engineering, or a related field.
• For appointment as Associate Professor: at least five years of work experience earned as an Assistant Professor.
• For appointment as Professor: at least five years of work experience earned as an Associate Professor and current tenure.
• International leadership in immunotherapeutics and protein engineering, with a deep and broad understanding of immunology.
• A strong record of high-impact publications and research funding, including multiple current NIH R01 grants.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Center for Immunotherapeutics and Protein Engineering (CIPE).
• Conduct cutting-edge research developing novel immunotherapeutics and protein-engineering strategies, with an emphasis on translation.
• Use computational approaches to generate next-generation immunotherapeutics in collaboration with the Center for Systems Immunology and other Pitt departments and faculty.
• Build a community around CIPE research themes through faculty recruitment and engagement with current faculty.
• Manage the CIPE core, develop a system to evaluate proposals, and generate tool compounds for Pitt investigators.
• Conduct wet- and/or dry-lab basic and/or translational research.
• Collaborate with researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, the University of Pittsburgh, and the national and international research community.
• Hire and train research staff within CIPE.

Benefits

• Named endowed chair.
• Generous laboratory startup package commensurate with current rank and achievements.
• Resources to recruit two junior faculty and establish the CIPE core.
• Competitive salary and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree