Microbiology & Immunology​/HCI Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

Overview

Position Information

Position/Rank Rank Commensurate with experience

Department 00247 - Pathology

City Salt Lake City, UT

Track Tenure Track

New Position to Begin

Details

The Division of Microbiology and Immunology (M&I) in the University of Utah’s Department of Pathology and the Huntsman Cancer Institute ( HCI ) invite applications for a new tenure-track faculty position at any level that focuses on the intersection of Cancer and Microbiota
. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, host-commensal interactions (bacterial, viral and fungal) as they pertain to any cancer type, microbiota-immune interactions in cancer, commensal bacterial/fungal genetics in cancer, dietary interactions with the microbiota involved in cancer prevention/development, microbial metagenomics, metabolism or ecology in cancer settings. The role of microbes in influencing/regulating cancer therapies/immunotherapies is also of interest.

The primary criteria for selection will be excellence and creativity in research and scholarship which includes a successful track-record of publications and funding consistent with rank. Successful candidates will be expected to establish a rigorous, independent and collaborative research program within the microbiota and cancer field that complements both HCI and M&I division goals. Candidates must have a MD, PhD, or DVM.

Faculty rank will be commensurate with experience and appointments will include competitive salaries and start-up packages.

Successful applicants would have their academic appointment in the Division of M&I and be a member of HCI. You would join an enthusiastic and well-funded faculty that includes multiple recipients of NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards, Pew Scholars, Burroughs Wellcome Awards, American Cancer Society awards and other prestigious investigator awards. Huntsman Cancer Institute is an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, which means it meets the highest standards for cancer care and research and receives support for its scientific endeavors.

HCI is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). The Cancer Biostatistics Shared Resource provides statistics and research design support to investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

The applicant would be part of an emerging, university-supported center focused on microbiota and mucosal immunology that includes faculty across 13 departments to nurture inter-disciplinary science in the microbiota and cancer field. The center provides infrastructure to conduct gnotobiotic experiments, microbiota analysis, metabolomics, and acquisition of human samples to cultivate basic science and translational discoveries.

The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, a vibrant and progressive city at the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain Range, offering a mix of city life, outdoor activities and a world-class biomedical research program. The University is adjacent to ARUP Laboratories, a leader in diagnostic research and development.

Interested candidates should submit electronically to

Please submit on or before November 17, 2025.

More information you may contact Nikki Forrest resth.edu

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