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Empire Innovation Scholar​/Associate Professor or Professor

Job in City of Syracuse, New York, USA
Listing for: Upstate Medical University
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-01
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    University Professor, Medical Education, Health Science
  • Healthcare
    Medical Education, Health Science
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Location: City of Syracuse
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Job Summary

The Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, are seeking cluster hires for two tenure-track faculty positions. The cluster hire program is aimed at attracting faculty who are developing new technologies in the areas of imaging, image analysis, cell dynamics analysis, biosensors for detecting disease biomarkers and point-of-care diagnostics, and photomanipulation/optogenetic approaches with potential applications to human health and disease.

These Empire Innovation Scholars will complement additional junior faculty hires in the two departments as part of a coordinated expansion effort.



Job Summary

The Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, are seeking cluster hires for two tenure-track faculty positions. The cluster hire program is aimed at attracting faculty who are developing new technologies in the areas of imaging, image analysis, cell dynamics analysis, biosensors for detecting disease biomarkers and point-of-care diagnostics, and photomanipulation/optogenetic approaches with potential applications to human health and disease.

These Empire Innovation Scholars will complement additional junior faculty hires in the two departments as part of a coordinated expansion effort.

Applicants should have established track records of funding and research productivity. Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain a vigorous extramurally funded research program and participate in the education of medical and graduate students. The successful candidates will join a thriving community of over 20 investigators with strengths in using intravital imaging and live-cell imaging to study cardiovascular development, pathogenesis of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, development and regeneration of vision photoreceptors and immune disorders and development of biosensors and diagnostic assays.



Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent degree in cell or molecular biology, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, physics, or a related field, and currently hold the rank of an assistant or associate professor or a comparable leadership position in private industry. Applicants should have established track records of funding and research productivity. Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain a vigorous extramurally funded research program and participate in the education of medical and graduate students.



Preferred Qualifications

Work Days:

Monday through Friday, Days

Salary Range/Pay Rate

DOQ

Message To Applicants

With application, please upload a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a research statement (up to three pages) consisting of a summary of accomplishments and description of future plans. Letters of recommendation will be requested separately. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

Further information about the Cell & Developmental Biology and Biochemistry & Molecular biology departments, including additional open positions, can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and https:// Applicants will be considered for primary appointment in either department depending on fit, but applicants are encouraged to indicate their preference in the cover letter.

Rank Is Dependent Upon Qualifications.

Recruitment Office:
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    Mid-Senior level
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    Full-time
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