Basic Scientist Department of Surgery Levi Lab [Req#: 507093, Position#: 106153]

Job description

Description The Levi Laboratory is seeking a Scientific Faculty at the assistant, associate or professor level with a PhD. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Once established, the preferred candidate will be expected to compete and secure internal and extramural research funding at the local-regional and national levels. Faculty will also have the opportunity to be a part of the robust graduate programs at UTSW: https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/graduate-school/programs/ The laboratory holds large NIH, CPRIT and DOD awards across a diverse portfolio including musculoskeletal injury, repair and regeneration as well as muscle fibrosis, lymphatic biology and cancer biology. The Levi lab’s mission is to improve the lives of people living with skin and musculoskeletal injuries and diseases through rigorous science and compassion. Current projects in the Levi laboratory are related to the molecular biology behind tissue fibrosis and the repair and regeneration process in tendon, muscle, and bone. The laboratory integrates multiomics-based approaches with investigations of musculoskeletal development, homeostasis, repair, and regener...