Faculty search for the USC Center for Stem Cell Engineering

Overview

The Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (stemcell.keck.usc.edu) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in partnership with the USC Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (stevens-computing-ai.usc.edu) within the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, invites applications from outstanding faculty candidates at the level of Associate Professor or above with expertise in computational modeling of human tissues.

Responsibilities

We seek candidates who develop frameworks to understand and control complex tissue-scale dynamics, such as multicellular interactions, structural remodeling, and mechano-adaptation. 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.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be a core member of the new USC 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), recently announced as a joint department between USC Keck and USC Viterbi.

Qualifications

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.

Skills

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.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be housed in the Doheny Building at the USC Health Sciences Campus, co-localized with other Center members. The successful candidate will also be a member of the Computational Medicine and Health Affinity Group in the USC Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, the newly established epicenter of all computing-related activities at USC.

Pay

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position offers a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of both the individual and the institution.

Contact Information

All materials should be submitted to https://facultypositions.usc.edu/FAS/application/position?postingId=REQ20173797 by July 31, 2026, for priority consideration. Please contact Megan McCain (mlmccain@usc.edu) with any questions.

Affiliated Departments

• Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
• Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering