Faculty in Synthetic Biology #BSD036

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Description The University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division (BSD), the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), the University of Chicago Department of Medicine (DOM), and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) seek tenure track/tenured faculty members at any rank in the field of synthetic biology. The primary department of each appointee will be dependent on research interests. Appointees will work at the interface of immunology, molecular biology, chemistry and bioengineering to develop approaches to engineer cellular, regulatory, and metabolic networks for cancer immunotherapy. Examples of areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, design of synthetic circuits to engineer self-regulated T cells, engineering immunological cellular ecosystems, genome-scale engineering, and engineering cells for therapeutic applications. Other duties will include teaching of students at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels and supervision of trainees. Academic rank and compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) are dependent upon qualifications. This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offe...