Associate/Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,/Biomedical Engineering (Tenure)

About the role

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a core member of the new Center for Stem Cell Engineering, a joint initiative between the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering (bme.usc.edu). The mission of the Center is to integrate stem cells, microphysiological systems, synthetic biology, and advanced computational frameworks to develop predictive human tissue models and accelerate the discovery and development of new therapies, including engineered tissues and gene or cell therapies. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping and leading the computational pillar of the Center and is expected to be highly collaborative with other Center members, who collectively have broad expertise in stem cell-based systems (organoids, etc.) and associated analysis techniques, such as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, genomics, and high-content imaging.

Requirements

We seek candidates who develop frameworks to understand and control complex tissue-scale dynamics, such as multicellular interactions, structural remodeling, and mechanoadaptation. We expect candidates to integrate mechanistic and data-driven approaches to bridge molecular, cellular, and tissue scales and develop predictive computational frameworks that enable fundamental biological discoveries, inform therapeutic strategies, and/or guide the design of engineered living systems. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in coupling cell/tissue dynamics to biophysical features relevant to the cardiovascular system, such as electromechanical coupling, inflammation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and/or fluid dynamics.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be housed in the Doheny Building at the USC Health Sciences Campus, co-localized with other Center members.

Skills

Excellent resources and strong collaborative opportunities also exist with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine, USC Center for Advanced Computing (CARC), Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, clinical departments in the Keck School of Medicine, and the Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $250,000-$350,000.

Schedule

When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.