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Faculty Recruitment

Kivanc Birsoy

Kivanç Birsoy

CHAPMAN PERELMAN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

At Rockefeller, we embrace the idea that curiosity is sufficient justification to pursue a scientific question. There is tremendous support here to try something new and crazy. It is this spirit that makes Rockefeller a unique place.

Priya Rajasethupathy

Priya Rajasethupathy

JONATHAN M. NELSON FAMILY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Immersion among brilliant scientists and access to state-of-the-art tools are critical to the process of discovery. Rockefeller provides both.

Sebastian Klinge

Sebastian Klinge

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

The vibrant scientific culture at Rockefeller is unique and extremely supportive for junior faculty. Having outstanding scientists in diverse fields as colleagues provides a phenomenal environment to pursue new research programs.

Fall 2017 Faculty Open Search

10 / 02 / 2017

The deadline for the Fall 2017 Faculty Open Search for positions has now passed and applications are no longer being accepted.

Apply for a tenure-track faculty position at The Rockefeller University

We are dedicated to recruiting the most brilliant biomedical research scientists, allowing them to choose their scientific pursuits, providing them with comprehensive support, and surrounding them with collaborative and energetic colleagues who are leaders in their fields. We conduct open searches across all fields of biomedical and clinical research.

Our structure
Our institution is small, dynamic, and designed to support and stimulate science, with an administration and staff entirely committed to meeting the needs of our scientists and eliminating distractions from their research. There are no mandatory teaching or administrative responsibilities, and no departments or hierarchical restrictions.

Our culture
Our commitment to excellence gives Rockefeller scientists a significant advantage as they work across disciplines and share knowledge, driving one another to pursue big ideas and achieve transformational discoveries. This strong support fosters a culture with an extremely dedicated and satisfied faculty, many of whom have long associations with the university.

Our community
We place a high emphasis on quality of life for our scientists, enabling them to focus deeply on their research by providing childcare, mortgage and housing support, health and wellness services, and other resources to help navigate the many layers of an academic life.

    Erich Jarvis with a student

    Science at Rockefeller

    Rockefeller faculty receive a generous start-up package including unrestricted research funding and ongoing laboratory support. Heads of labs benefit from access to high-quality, subsidized research core services, and from a highly collaborative culture. Our outstanding graduate students are fully supported by the University; a high percentage of these students work and train in the labs of assistant and associate professors.

    Although new Rockefeller faculty are given tremendous independence and flexibility, they also receive mentorship and support from their more senior colleagues. A flexible promotion schedule allows up to 12 years before tenure review, and the tenure clock may be stopped for personal or family reasons.

    Encouraging scientific collaboration

    Encouraging collaboration

    Rockefeller offers ample opportunity for scientists to collaborate across fields of study. Retreats, seminars, symposia, and other events foster an exchange of ideas that often leads to fruitful research partnerships. By uniting scientists and labs with common interests, we encourage research at the interfaces between fields of study, yielding creative approaches to biomedical challenges.

    Renovation of Child and Family Center

    Generous benefits

    Heads of Laboratory receive a comprehensive benefits package, including:

    Health benefits
    On-campus childcare
    Tuition assistance program
    Manhattan housing and parking
    Mortgage assistance program
    Retirement plans

    State-of-the-art research space

    In the past decade, Rockefeller has invested more than $2 billion in new facilities, scientific equipment, faculty recruitment, and research support. Our River Campus expansion, to be completed in 2019, will add two acres and over 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab space to our urban campus.

    Li Zhao, PhD

    Li Zhao, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    The high quality sciences, state-of-the-art facilities, and the creative colleagues make this a unique place for junior faculty to thrive. Rockefeller is a wonderful place for me to start innovative lines of research.

    FACTS ABOUT OUR WORK

    25

    Nobel prizes

    82

    Research labs

    22

    Lasker awards

    12

    New labs since 2012

    Contact

    The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who can perform the essential functions for the position. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please notify Human Resources by calling 212-327-8300 or emailing hris@rockefeller.edu.

    The Rockefeller University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a policy that forbids discrimination in employment for protected characteristics. The University has an Affirmative Action Program to increase outreach to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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