Open Rank

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

1d

About The Position

We seek outstanding applicants for tenure-track/tenured faculty positions who will establish and sustain independent, extramurally funded research programs and contribute to collaborative research aligned with existing departmental strengths. Successful candidates will be expected to develop innovative, nutrition-related basic/translational research programs; mentor undergraduate and graduate students; contribute to teaching in the department’s academic programs; and participate in university, professional, and department service. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, nutrition and obesity, immunology and inflammation, cancer, mitochondrial metabolism, and related metabolic or molecular mechanisms. We are especially interested in investigators using rigorous approaches in preclinical and/or translational studies, with preference for candidates who have demonstrated research productivity and current or strong potential for sustained extramural funding.

Requirements

• Demonstrated research productivity.
• Current or strong potential for sustained extramural funding.
• Rigorous approaches in preclinical and/or translational studies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience establishing and sustaining research programs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain independent, extramurally funded research programs.
• Contribute to collaborative research aligned with existing departmental strengths.
• Develop innovative, nutrition-related basic/translational research programs.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute to teaching in the department’s academic programs.
• Participate in university, professional, and department service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed