Open Rank Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty Positions in the Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences – New York (US)

The Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York, NY invites applications for tenure-track or tenured faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels.

Mount Sinai is ranked as one of the nation’s top biomedical institutions in research, patient care, and education, and was recognized as one of the most innovative data science organizations in the world by Fast Company. Mount Sinai has made major recent investments to attract world-class expertise and build cutting-edge resources to fuel advanced research in biomedical data science and advanced technology development. Faculty recruits will be appointed in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences (GGS), which is ranked #2 nationally based on NIH funding (2023).

We are seeking exceptional candidates with medically relevant research interests, including areas such as: 1) Cancer Genetics; 2) Computational Biology; 3) Drug Development and Clinical Trials; 4) Functional Genomics; 5) Gene Editing and Cell Engineering; 6) Immunogenomics; 7) Microbial Genomics and Pathogen Surveillance; 8) Technology Development; 9) Neurogenomics; 10) Artificial Intelligence.

As biomedical research becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, success will require a breadth of integrated and team- oriented approaches to facilitate directed innovation and discovery. We seek faculty members interested in working
in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment in which multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, technology innovators, and clinical specialists collaborate with the mission of leveraging large-scale data, coupled with applications of advanced multi-modal -omics technologies, to empower a better understanding of disease mechanisms and interventions and to predict, test, and translate novel therapies faster and more effectively.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. (or M.D.) in related fields. Applicants are expected to develop independent research programs and participate in graduate student mentoring and teaching. Senior applicants are expected to have a national or international reputation in their research fields and successful track records of research funding. We offer highly competitive recruitment packages, strong institutional commitments to faculty support, comprehensive benefits, relocation services, and a rewarding work and life environment. The Icahn School of Medicine is in the heart of Manhattan with offices one block from Central Park and Mount Sinai subsidized housing available for postdocs in the area.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer. Women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, candidates are encouraged to use the cover letter to provide any additional information the candidate feels relevant to disadvantaged backgrounds.

Applicants should prepare the following materials and submit the application at https://bit.ly/2024GGSrecruit.

1. Cover letter (please clearly state your area of research interest; Name file as: LastName.FirstName.CL.pdf)
2. CV (Name file as: LastName.FirstName.CV.pdf
3. Research plan (3-page max without references; Name file: LastName.FirstName.RP.pdf