Faculty Positions in Immune Engineering and Cellular Therapies
Join UT Southwestern's Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology as tenure-track faculty in immune engineering.
Best for:Best for innovative immunologists and bioengineers with a strong track record in translational research, synthetic immunology, or computational biology.
Overview
The Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology (CCTCI) at UT Southwestern Medical Center is actively recruiting tenure-track faculty across all academic ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor. We are seeking innovative researchers specializing in immune engineering to create advanced biologics and technologies targeting cancer treatment. Successful candidates will leverage the institution's robust clinical and manufacturing infrastructure to bridge bench discoveries with first-in-human clinical trials. Appointees are expected to establish independent, extramurally funded research programs and contribute to interdisciplinary scientific collaboration.
What you'll do
- Establish and direct an independent, vigorously funded research program focused on immune engineering and cancer immunotherapies
- Develop transformative technologies, synthetic circuits, or protein biologics for therapeutic intervention
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to translate laboratory discoveries into early-phase clinical trials
- Mentor and train graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior research staff
- Publish high-impact scientific papers in leading peer-reviewed journals and secure external grant funding
Requirements
Degree required: Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in immunology, bioengineering, computational biology, or a related field
Language: English
Instruction: English
Publications: A strong record of scientific innovation and productivity with key publications in peer-reviewed venues
- Demonstrated record of scientific innovation and high-impact research productivity
- Proven ability or strong potential to lead an independent extramurally funded research program
- Expertise in at least one core area: machine learning for immunology, protein engineering, cellular engineering, or genome editing
- Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, equity, and mentorship
- Open to qualified scientists regardless of background, with a strong institutional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-12-31 · open until filled
Interested candidates should submit all required application materials through the online Interfolio portal. Review of applications commences on September 1, 2026, and will continue on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Research statement
- Brief summary of key publications
- Contact information for three referees
- Letters of recommendation
Contact
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