2026 Tenure-Track Group Leader Position in Cell Metabolism

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Description The Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) seeks a Tenure Track faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor in basic Cell Metabolism. We are looking for candidates in the early stage of their career with a strong background in basic or early translational research, and who demonstrate an outstanding record of research productivity related to discovering the metabolic underpinnings of physiological processes. While we encourage applications from candidates studying any aspect of cell metabolism that would complement and expand upon our existing departmental strengths, we are particularly interested in candidates who explore basic cell metabolism in healthy and diseased states, or metabolites as signaling molecules. The successful candidate will also show a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. The Department of Medicine and Life Sciences at UPF MELIS ( https://www.upf.edu/biomed ) is an internationally renowned biomedical university department in Barcelona, Spain. It is located at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB, https://www.prbb.org ) with other research institutes, including the Cent...