Baylor College of Medicine and Department Summary:

Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital are significantly expanding their fundamental and translational biomedical research programs relevant to children's and women's health. As part of this expansion, they seek an outstanding investigator, poised to become fully independent, with a background in computational biology, physics, engineering, and/or mathematics to work in the biological and biomedical arena. These skills applied to vaccines, vaccine development and immunotherapeutic are a particular area of focus. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a commitment to scholarly activity, rigorous scientific investigation, creativity, and collaboration.

Job Duties

The successful candidate will be expected to establish his or her own independent, externally funded research program aligning with and complementing the ongoing research in the Division of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and beyond (including, but not limited to, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, the Department of Pediatrics, the Duncan NRI, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital). She or he will collaborate with scientists, physicians, and physician-scientists from a range of disciplines throughout the hospital, the College, across the country, and around the world. As the successful candidate grows his or her own laboratory, s/he will have the opportunity to mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other trainees joining the lab. S/he will also hire other laboratory personnel (e.g., programmer/analyst, data analyst, etc.) to ensure the success of his or her research program.

The successful candidate should be well-versed in conceptualizing and conducting hypothesis-driven investigations of specific biological phenomena with large data sets to create models to help predict the behavior of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) and their novel mutations to aid in the development of successful vaccines and immunotherapeutic.

Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D, M.D., M.D./Ph.D, or equivalent degree in computational biology, physics, mathematics, engineering, or related field is required. Predictive, analytical work in biology, with a focus on viruses (and other pathogens if applicable) and immunotherapeutic (i.e., antibodies), is of special interest. Experience with machine learning and large datasets is required, with proficiency in statistical mechanics and data analysis preferred.

As part of the Research Vision initiative to recruit and retain the very best and the brightest investigators from around the country whose work has the potential to impact children's and/or women's health, the selected candidate must be at the cutting-edge of machine learning as it relates to vaccine development. The candidate must be able to communicate complex information clearly and succinctly. The candidate should demonstrate a track-record of collaboration and rigorous scientific investigation.