Acting Professor

Emory • Atlanta, GA

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Human Genetics at Emory University invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Full Professor. The department seeks an accomplished, internationally recognized investigator with an outstanding research program in human genetics and genomics, particularly noncoding and regulatory genomics and their application to understanding human disease. The successful candidate will maintain and expand an innovative, externally funded research program focused on how genetic variation in the noncoding genome contributes to human disease, with particular interest in links between genetic risk for neuropsychiatric disorders and underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms.

The research program should integrate advanced genomic and computational approaches to define human-genome regulatory architecture and translate genetic discoveries into biological mechanisms. Relevant work may use chromosome-conformation and functional genomic technologies, including Hi-C and related approaches, to study three-dimensional genome organization and regulatory interactions in the human brain. Integrating these maps with human genetic and genomic data is expected to help identify functional regulatory elements, target genes, and molecular pathways through which disease-associated variants influence brain development and function. Opportunities include incorporating single-cell and spatial genomics, multiomics, functional genomics, and computational and AI-enabled analysis.

Most of the faculty member’s effort will be devoted to maintaining and expanding their research program, securing extramural support, publishing high-impact scholarship, and developing collaborations within the department and across Emory’s research community. The faculty member will also contribute to the academic missions of the Department and School of Medicine through graduate education, committee service, and mentorship. As a senior departmental member, the successful candidate will help develop junior investigators and strengthen collaborative, interdisciplinary research in human genetics and genomic medicine.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative environment with strengths in human genetics, genomics, neurogenetics, computational and quantitative genomics, functional genomics, and genomic medicine. The position offers an opportunity to build a nationally and internationally recognized research program while contributing to the department’s continued growth and scientific leadership. Position tasks are generally performed in person at an Emory University location; remote work-from-home days may be granted at departmental discretion, and Emory reserves the right to change remote-work status with notice.

Requirements

• Hold a PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree.
• Have a distinguished record of scholarship appropriate for appointment as a tenured Full Professor.
• Lead an internationally recognized research program in human genetics, genomics, regulatory genomics, neurogenomics, or a closely related field.
• Have a strong record of sustained extramural research funding and high-impact scholarly publications.
• Demonstrate expertise in noncoding genome regulation and functional interpretation of human genetic variation, with experience in three-dimensional genomics, functional genomics, computational genomics, or related approaches.
• Have a strong record of collaborative and interdisciplinary research.
• Demonstrate excellence in mentoring graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and/or junior faculty.
• Show commitment to teaching, academic service, and the broader missions of the Department of Human Genetics and Emory University School of Medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying chromosome-conformation approaches such as Hi-C to study three-dimensional genome organization and regulatory interactions in the human brain.
• Research integrating single-cell and spatial genomics, multiomics, functional genomics, or computational and AI-enabled analysis.
• Research examining the relationship between genetic risk for neuropsychiatric disorders and the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying disease.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and expand an innovative research program in human genetics and genomics, focused on how noncoding genetic variation contributes to human disease.
• Secure extramural research support and publish high-impact scholarship.
• Develop collaborative research programs within the Department of Human Genetics and across Emory’s research community.
• Contribute to graduate education and teaching.
• Serve on departmental and institutional committees.
• Mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, trainees, and junior faculty.
• Foster junior investigators’ career development and strengthen collaborative, interdisciplinary research in human genetics and genomic medicine.

What This Job Offers

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