The Department of Diabetes Immunology within the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute (AR-DMRI) at City of Hope has an opening for a tenure-track associate or full professor. AR-DMRI is a component of the Beckman Research Institute (BRI) at City of Hope. Our research depth in diabetes and cancer makes this institution unique, providing opportunities for scientific and clinical distinction and collaboration across disciplines, for example cross-talk between diabetes immunologists, cancer immunologists, and beta cell biologists. City of Hope is also home to the Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes, a philanthropic partnership designed to advance novel therapies for type 1 diabetes. The Wanek Family Project and a Department of Diabetes Immunology are directed by Alberto Pugliese, who joined City of Hope in October 2022. The Department has strong focus on human type 1 diabetes and translation.

We are looking to hire a Tenure-Track Professor who has an interest in understanding islet autoimmunity and more broadly the disease pathogenesis at the preclinical and/or clinical levels and with the desire to translate promising insights into biomarkers, treatments and potential cures for type 1 diabetes.

Your qualifications should include:

·         PhD and/or MD

·         Possess the following credentials:

o   Scholarly accomplishments

o   Extramural funding experience

o   Impactful mentoring and teaching skills

o   Interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration

o   Exceptional interpersonal skills (relationship-building, communications, listening, negotiation diplomacy)

o   Integrity, honesty and inclusive behavior

To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter describing your interest, a summary of research and related accomplishments, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of five referees to:

Alberto Pugliese, MD

The Samuel Rahbar Endowed Chair in Diabetes & Drug Discovery

Chair and Professor, Department of Diabetes Immunology

Director, The Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes

Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute

City of Hope

Email: apugliese@coh.org

Tel. 626-218-0420

Mailing address: Gonda North Building, 4th floor, Room 4106

1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010Email vnatowski@coh.org

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