The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases, is seeking a faculty member with a focus on research. The position is for an instructor within a basic science. The responsibilities include maintaining mouse colonies, overall lab management, and perform experiments. The position will entail performing biochemistry and signaling experiments as well as manuscript and grant writing. The instructor is expected to work independently to generate data for publication and assist the PI with progress reports and manuscript preparation. In addition, the faculty member will be involved in the teaching and training of students and trainees of various levels, including graduate and medical students, and clinical and post-doctoral fellows.

The position requires a doctoral degree in biomedicine such as MD, MD/PhD, or PhD (or equivalent degrees), completion of a post-doctoral research fellowship, and the ability to establish an independent and externally funded research program.  

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/