CareerPlan

DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND HUMAN GENETICS TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK RESEARCH FACULTY POSITIONS

Houston, USFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-12

Core

Tenured and tenure-track faculty positions for computational and experimental genetics/genomics research, focusing on genetic discovery and translation to human health.

Role type

Tenured/tenure-track research faculty (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor)

Builds

Independent, externally funded research programs in genetics and genomics

Domain

Academic research, computational biology, experimental genetics, genomics

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical genetics, algorithm development, whole-genome analysis, single-cell analysis, spatial biology, variant interpretation, genotype-phenotype relationships, population genomics, causal modeling, data integration, knowledge representation, genome sequencing, genome editing, functional genomics, systems biology, therapeutic discovery

Preferred skills

Cross-disciplinary collaboration, mentorship of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, technology development

Technologies

AI, machine learning, statistical genetics, whole-genome sequencing, long-read sequencing, single-cell sequencing, spatial biology, multi-omics, proteomics, electronic health records, cloud systems, organoids, induced pluripotent stem cells, model organisms

Responsibilities

Develop or apply innovative quantitative approaches to genetics and genomics problems; elucidate biological mechanisms in health and disease; translate discovery toward diagnosis or therapy; mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and trainees; establish and sustain an externally funded research program

Seniority

Senior, independent research leader