Faculty in Synthetic Biology #BSD036

About this position

The University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division (BSD), the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), the University of Chicago Department of Medicine (DOM), and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) seek tenure track/tenured faculty members at any rank in the field of synthetic biology. The primary department of each appointee will be dependent on research interests. Appointees will work at the interface of immunology, molecular biology, chemistry and bioengineering to develop approaches to engineer cellular, regulatory, and metabolic networks for cancer immunotherapy. Examples of areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, design of synthetic circuits to engineer self-regulated T cells, engineering immunological cellular ecosystems, genome-scale engineering, and engineering cells for therapeutic applications. Other duties will include teaching of students at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels and supervision of trainees. Academic rank and compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) are dependent upon qualifications. This position is 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 . The BSD, UCCCC, DOM, and PME bring together world renowned clinicians, scientists, and bioengineers who are focused on conquering cancer and related diseases. Appointees will have access to state-of-the-art core facilities and to outstanding colleagues and graduate students affiliated with numerous degree-granting programs within the BSD and the PME. Faculty in the BSD and the PME collaborate widely across their respective Departments, with other Divisions, Schools, and Institutes at the University of Chicago, and with researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory and the Marine Biological Laborato

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