The Department of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate, Full, and/or Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. Rank will be commensurate with experience. The successful applicant will have experience in the field of Dermatology and Skin Biology, and is expected to have several years of postdoctoral research experience. Responsibilities include conducting a research program in an area relevant to skin and/or skin disease. Depending on qualifications, responsibilities may include some patient care, as well as resident, fellow, and medical student education. Applicants must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree.

Applicants with M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees must have demonstrated outstanding qualifications in Clinical Care, Research, and Education. Applicants with a Ph.D. degree must have an outstanding record of training and publications. Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Dermatology.

Current research interests in the Department include: skin and hair follicle stem cells; skin regenerative biology and wound healing; epigenetic regulation of skin development and homeostasis; signaling and transcriptional regulation of skin and hair follicle development; epidermal differentiation, adhesion and signal transduction; development of three-dimensional human tissue models to study mechanisms governing epithelial homeostasis and the progression to invasive carcinoma; mouse models of skin cancer; microRNA functions in the skin; the skin microbiome; basic studies of autoimmune blistering and rheumatologic diseases of skin, impetigo and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; basic pathophysiologic and immunologic studies of cutaneous T cell lymphoma; dermatoepidemiology; and clinical trials research.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.