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<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p><strong>Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in RNA Biology and Host-Pathogen Interactions</strong></p> <p>The Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at the interface of RNA biology and host–pathogen interactions, with an emphasis on translational relevance. Areas of particular interest include RNA-based therapeutics, host-pathogen RNA interactions (including pathogen RNA sensing in host cells), synthetic biology, cancer biology, biomanufacturing, integration with functional tissue models (e.g., organoids) to explore disease mechanisms, and advanced human-relevant disease modeling. Applicants addressing global health challenges through interconnected studies of human, animal, plant, and environmental health, integrating with the Purdue One Health framework, are also encouraged to apply.This position aligns with existing Purdue strengths and will enhance cross-disciplinary research collaborations, supporting Purdue’s strategic priorities in biotechnology, biomanufacturing, One Health, cancer biology, and translational health sciences.</p> <p>Purdue Biological Sciences is one of seven departments in the College of Science. It encompasses a broad array of innovative research areas, ranging from subcellular to ecosystem scales, along with comprehensive educational programs. Interdisciplinary, collaborative research is supported and encouraged both within the department and the university. Many departmental faculty members are involved in university-wide multidisciplinary research and play leading roles in Discovery Park , the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, and the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease. Moreove

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