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Posted: 22-Sep-25
Location: La Jolla, California
Salary: $135,000 to $150,000 annually
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The Salk Institute is seeking faculty members at the Assistant Professor level to pioneer independent research programs using innovative approaches to study frontiers of research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and neurodegeneration. Areas of interest include human genetics and genetic risk factors for AD/ADRD; brain–body connections and impact on AD; neuroimmunology and the role of inflammation in neurodegeneration; metabolism and systemic influences on brain health; vaccine-related mechanisms and novel preventive strategies; development of new technologies to interrogate and model neurodegeneration. The chosen candidate will join a group of highly interactive faculty at the Salk Institute studying Alzheimer’s disease and age-related neurodegeneration.
Why Join Us?
World-Class Research Environment: Internationally acclaimed for breakthroughs in neuroscience, immunology, virology, cancer, plant biology, and molecular and cell biology, the Salk Institute fosters a culture of bold exploration and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Salk Values: The Salk Community, both scientists and administrators, worked together to define values that we believe support Salk’s pursuit of excellence. To be truly the best scientific institution requires not only incredible discoveries, but a common understanding of how we should work together to enable those discoveries.
The acronym “I CARE” provides a simple way to remember each of the values and reminds each of us of the importance of what we do each day.
Competitive Compensation Package: The chosen candidate will receive a highly competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a substantial start-up package to support their research endeavors.
The expected pay range for this position is $135,000 to $150,000. The Salk Institute provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the institute reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal access to opportunities for students, employees, applicants for employment and other visitors. Salk has also adopted and maintains a policy to encourage professional and respectful workplace behavior and prevent discriminatory and harassing conduct in our workplace.
Accordingly, the Institute prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment on the basis of, and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to, actual or perceived race (race is inclusive of traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles. Protective hairstyles include, but not limited to, such hairstyles as braids, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, other covered veteran status), political affiliation, and any other status protected by state or federal law.
Discrimination is prohibited with any intersectionality of the above-mentioned characteristics, including:
- Any combination of characteristics.
- A perception that the person has any of the characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.
- A perception that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.
Application Requirements: Candidates with a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree and a strong record of research achievements are invited to submit an online application through Interfolio with the following materials:
· Curriculum vitae
· A 3-4 page description of present and future research plans
· Three letters of recommendation to be sent directly by the referees through Interfolio dossier services through the online application.
Applications with all required materials will be accepted until the position is filled but applications will begin being reviewed on October 26, 2025.