The Perelman School of Medicine, one of the top ranked medical schools in the country for NIH funding, is a highly collaborative environment with state-of-the-art core facilities (https://www.med.upenn.edu/cores/). There are opportunities for appointments in numerous thematic institutes and centers (https://www.med.upenn.edu/psom/centers.html/), including the Cardiovascular Institute, Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, and Abramson Cancer Center. The School of Medicine is integrated within the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, a world-class institution with an easily walkable campus located near central Philadelphia. We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Assistant Professor – Physiology
Position Details
Basic Information:
- Position Title – Assistant Professor – Physiology
- Location – Philadelphia, PA
- Position Type – Standing Faculty
- Position URL – https://apply.interfolio.com/172756
Position Description:
The Department of Physiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the tenure track. Applicants must have an M.D. and/or Ph.D. or equivalent degree and significant postdoctoral training or similar experience in a relevant field.
The position comes with a competitive start-up package and lab space, protected time for the establishment of an independent research program and mentoring by supportive faculty. Teaching responsibilities may include graduate and medical student instruction and training graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Research or scholarship responsibilities include developing a successful, extramurally supported research program. We seek investigators with demonstrated excellence in research grounded in fundamental mechanistic investigation that leverages molecular, biophysical, structural and/or cell biological insights to inform physiological functions, particularly those emphasizing emerging areas, novel technologies, and interdisciplinary areas. The Department has strengths in metabolism, membrane transport, the cytoskeleton, molecular motors, signaling, and neuroscience, but applicants are not limited to those fields. The ideal candidate will have a vision for leveraging the rich and uniquely collaborative and translational environment at the University of Pennsylvania to tackle fundamental questions in physiology and biomedicine.
The Perelman School of Medicine, one of the top-ranked medical schools in the country, offers access to state-of-the-art core facilities (https://www.med.upenn.edu/cores/) and opportunities for appointments in numerous thematic institutes and centers (https://www.med.upenn.edu/psom/centers.html/), including the Cardiovascular Institute, Institute for Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, and Abramson Cancer Center. Retention and success of junior faculty is at the core of our mission, and multiple support programs and career development opportunities are provided (e.g., https://www.med.upenn.edu/evdresearch/the-richards-society.html). The Perelman School of Medicine is integrated within the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, with a walkable campus located near vibrant central Philadelphia.
Interested individuals should submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a brief statement of research plans (3-page limit); 4) the contact information of three references. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with those received by November 1, 2025 given priority.
