Tenured/Tenure Track, Open Rank Faculty Position in CTS

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

The Florida International University (FIU) Center for Translational Science (CTS) is seeking exceptional basic and translational science investigators to build a multi-investigator Aging Translational Research Team based in Port St. Lucie, Florida. As such, FIU invites applications for full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Candidates for this position are expected to hold a PhD and/or an MD, with postdoctoral training in a related field, preferably one related to aging and aging-related chronic inflammation. A strong record of impactful scientific discovery and a trajectory of extramural funding (R01-level or equivalent) in the field(s) of biology of aging, age-related disease, and longevity science are expected.

Successful candidates will join a highly collaborative and interactive environment designed to accelerate translational breakthroughs through shared core facilities, multi-PI laboratories, and cross-disciplinary engagement. Successful candidates will be expected to build and maintain an innovative and independent research program (external funding, peer-reviewed scholarly work, national/international collaborations), contribute to the scientific mission of CTS through collaboration and mentorship, and participate in graduate education and training activities within Florida International University. Faculty academic appointment can be within any of FIU's colleges/schools but will most likely be within the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

A distinctive feature of this role is the opportunity to collaborate closely with Leon Medical Centers, one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of value-based, Medicare-focused primary and specialty care in South Florida. Serving tens of thousands of older adults across multiple clinical sites, Leon Medical Centers offers a uniquely rich clinical and population-health environment for translational aging research. This partnership creates powerful opportunities to align mechanistic discovery with real-world clinical insights, longitudinal patient data, and population-level aging outcomes.

Florida International University is amid a significant expansion to become a TOP50 public research university. The goal of this recruitment is to complement and expand on existing strengths in Lung Vascular and Airway Diseases, Drug Discovery and Delivery, Aging, NeuroTrauma, Cell Metabolomics; Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering. CTS's location is adjacent to the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center and the Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital. The FIU-CTS in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is approximately a 2-hour drive from the FIU Modesto Maidique main campus in Miami, FL. Teleconference and seminar facilities are available to maintain close communication and collaboration among faculty, students, and staff. The cities of Port St. Lucie, Pembroke Pines, and West Palm Beach are attractive and vibrant family-oriented communities with excellent school systems and housing.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD and/or MD, or equivalent) from an accredited institution with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.
• Postdoctoral training in a related field, preferably one related to aging and aging-related chronic inflammation translational research.
• A strong record of impactful scientific discovery, and a trajectory of extramural funding (R01-level or equivalent)
• A research program and expertise in aging translational research, with potential to join FIU CTS as part of a multi-investigator team.

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To apply, or to learn more about the position, please contact the DSG-Grant Cooper team via email at kevin.king@dsgco.com. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.

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Prospective Employee

To apply, or to learn more about the position, please contact the DSG-Grant Cooper team via email at kevin.king@dsgco.com. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.