Career Center

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and The Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine in the Seattle Children's Research Institute invites applications for one full time position as an Assistant Professor without tenure on the Faculty Scientist Pathway, commensurate with experience and qualifications.  This is a 12-month service period position from July 1 to June 30 with an anticipated start date of Summer or Fall 2021.

Areas of interest are broad; these include human genetics, model organism genetics (especially zebrafish), stem cells and regeneration, computational biology, and systems level analyses of pathways involved in disease and development. The successful applicant will enjoy a competitive start-up package, and excellent space and state-of-the-art facilities in the Research Institute, which is near the University of Washington South Lake Union Campus, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Allen Brain and Cell Biology Institutes.

She or he will be appointed as faculty at the University of Washington, with a potential affiliation with the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, and will be part of a growing Center with diverse interests and expertise.

All UW faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.

MD and/or PhD (or foreign equivalent) are required.

Please send a curriculum vitae and 2-3 page description of research interests and plans through the Interfolio application. 

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information

Under Washington State Governor Inslee's Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.