Tenure-track Faculty Position

Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University

Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

New York, New York

Posted 6/16/2023

We are seeking to hire outstanding early, mid-career or senior level tenure-review eligible faculty to become members of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, A key mission of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology is to continue an outstanding record of excellence in innovative research to accelerate new scientific discoveries in the gastrointestinal tract and liver that will enable personalized translational medicine to better prevent, treat, or cure diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), food allergy, irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal cancer, hepatitis, or related diseases of the intestine and liver.

We invite applications from outstanding individuals with basic or translational research interests relevant to gastroenterology & hepatology. Broad areas of particular interest include the immune system and chronic inflammation, epithelial or stromal cell biology, the microbiota, dietary interventions, hepatology, liver transplant, and gastrointestinal cancers. There are strong interactions with a wide range of independent research groups across Weill Cornell and neighboring institutions, and the position offers exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary and translational collaborations. These include the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in IBD, the Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation, the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, and the Meyer Cancer Center. A successful applicant will initiate and direct a cutting-edge research program based within the new Belfer Research Building at Weill Cornell Medicine. Candidates are expected to be highly competitive for sustained funding from the National Institutes of Health, and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH/NIDDK). Successful applicants will join a group of internationally recognized biomedical researchers covering a wide range of basic and clinical research topics across other research institutes within the College. Applicants must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. and should submit a single PDF containing a full academic CV and brief 3-page statement of research interests to Nathaniel St Clair (nas4017@med.cornell.edu).The first round of reviewing applicants will begin in September 2023. Informal enquiries should be addressed to Drs. Julie Magarian Blander (jmblander@med.cornell.edu) and Gregory F. Sonnenberg (gfsonnenberg@med.cornell.edu).

Diversity is one of Weill Cornell Medicine’s core values and is essential to achieving excellence in patient care, research, and education. We welcome applications from candidates who share our commitment to fostering a culture of fairness, equity, and belonging. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.

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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We have initiated a new faculty search at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) in New York City to recruit outstanding tenure-review eligible investigators with basic or translational research interests relevant to gastroenterology & hepatology. Broad areas of particular interest include the immune system and chronic inflammation, epithelial or stromal cell biology, the microbiota, dietary interventions, hepatology, liver transplant, and gastrointestinal cancers.

New faculty will join the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and include strong interactions with the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in IBD, the Friedman Center for Nutrition and Inflammation, the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, and the Meyer Cancer Center at WCM.

We seek to identify outstanding candidates at the assistant or associate professor level. We would appreciate if you could kindly circulate and post the attached announcement to your program and directly to any interested individuals.

Informal enquiries can be directed to us as the search co-chairs (jmblander@med.cornell.edu and gfsonnenberg@med.cornell.edu), and applications should be directed to Nathaniel St Clair (nas4017@med.cornell.edu)

Many thanks and best wishes,

Julie and Greg

Julie Magarian Blander, Ph.D. 

Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Immunology in Medicine

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center

Weill Cornell Medicine

Cornell University

TheBlanderLab.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHeoUXVGwEY&t=2224s

 

Gregory F. Sonnenberg, Ph.D.

The Henry R. Erle, M.D.-Roberts Family Associate Professor of Medicine 

Head of Basic Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division 

Jill Roberts Institute for Research in IBD
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Cornell University

413 East 69th Street, Belfer Research Building 712, Box 210
New York, NY 10021 USA

Laboratory. Belfer Research Building 760

E. gfsonnenberg@med.cornell.edu
T. 646-962-6290
F. 646-962-0181

https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-gfs2002

http://sonnenberglab.weill.cornell.edu