UNIV - Open Rank - Department of Pharmacology and Immunology

About the role

The Department of Pharmacology and Immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or Systems Biology at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply advanced computational, statistical, and data science approaches to address fundamental and translational questions at the interface of pharmacology and immunology.
• Leverage large-scale biological data to advance mechanistic understanding of immune regulation, drug responses, and disease pathogenesis, while contributing to the development of next-generation therapeutic strategies.
• Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Computational and systems immunology
• Single-cell, spatial, and multi-omics data analysis
• Systems pharmacology and drug response modeling
• Machine learning and AI approaches in biomedical research
• Computational approaches to immune-mediated diseases, cancer immunology, or host–pathogen interactions
• Integrative analysis linking molecular mechanisms to therapeutic response or precision medicine

Requirements

The department is particularly interested in candidates who will bridge computational discovery with experimental and translational research programs in pharmacology and immunology. Faculty in the department study immune signaling, inflammation, cancer biology, host–pathogen interactions, neuroimmunology, and therapeutic target discovery, providing strong opportunities for collaborative team science.

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, computer science, biostatistics, or a related discipline.
• Strong record of research productivity and innovation.
• Evidence of independent research potential and the ability to obtain extramural funding.
• Interest in collaborative interdisciplinary research at the interface of pharmacology, immunology, and data science.
• Commitment to mentorship, graduate education, and academic citizenship.

Skills

Applicants should demonstrate evidence of skills in:

• Advanced computational, statistical, and data science approaches
• Collaboration with experimental and translational research programs in pharmacology and immunology
• Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computational biology, bioinformatics, and systems biology
• Development of next-generation therapeutic strategies
• Integration of molecular mechanisms with therapeutic response or precision medicine

Benefits

The department provides a collaborative and rapidly growing research environment with strengths spanning immunology, molecular pharmacology, cancer biology, and translational biomedical science. The department hosts internationally recognized laboratories working on translational and clinical multiomic spatialomics by mass spectrometry imaging, integrating transcriptomics with metabolomics, lipidomics, glycomics, and proteomics centered on immunology and therapeutics.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $0.00 - $0.00 per year.

Schedule

The scheduled weekly hours for this position are 40.