The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in the tenure track. Rank will be commensurate with experience. The successful applicant will have experience in the field of Immunology, with a strong preference for candidates with a concentration in innovative, state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches to understanding basic and/or translational aspects of the immune-obesity-diabetes axis. Responsibilities include teaching and mentoring of graduate and medical students as an integral component of this position. Applicants must have an M.D and/or Ph.D or equivalent degree and have demonstrated excellent qualifications in education and research.

This is a joint recruitment effort between the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pathology at CHOP and the Institute for Immunology (IFI) in the Perelman School of Medicine. The Faculty appointment will be in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at CHOP with membership in IFI.

Under the directorship of Dr. John Wherry, the IFI promotes novel immunologic strategies for preventing and treating infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The environment for collaborative research at CHOP, within the IFI and across Departments, Schools, and Centers on the CHOP/University of Pennsylvania campus is outstanding. The successful applicant must have a clear record of productivity and ingenuity during their post-doctoral training and high likelihood of securing extramural funding.

A generous recruitment package, as well as excellent institutional and core research resources will be provided.

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

The University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are equal opportunity, affirmative action employers.