The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Medicine, along with the Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science (VCTS) and the Vanderbilt Institution for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4), is recruiting a successful physician-scientist (i.e., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) or scientist (Ph.D.) to join our faculty to develop a research program focused on transplant immunology.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is the largest comprehensive research, teaching and patient care health system in the Mid-South region. Our growing health system includes 7 hospitals, and we have many unique and specialized clinical services. Vanderbilt’s robust and highly collaborative research enterprise ranks consistently among the top 10 in the country.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest solid organ transplant center in the nation, performing 960 solid organ transplants in 2025 while maintaining outstanding clinical outcomes. The Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science (VCTS) was created in 2024 to further develop basic, translational, and clinical infrastructure to support innovative research to advance the care of transplant recipients. The Center seeks to promote scientific collaboration across organ-specific transplant teams and to integrate efforts between adult and pediatric transplant researchers. One particular focus of the VCTS is to discover novel immunologic pathways contributing to graft failure after organ transplantation. As transplantation is a highly multidisciplinary field, the VCTS and this position will intersect with scientists in various divisions within the Department of Medicine as well as the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
VUMC is home to the BioVU biorepository of de-identified patient samples linked to a comprehensive de-identified medical record. More than 350,000 DNA samples have been collected and the majority of these samples have whole genome sequencing readily available. This robust and unique resource facilitates innovative genetic and translational research in large populations of patients.
With its membership of more than 100 accomplished faculty, the Vanderbilt Institution for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4) capitalizes on the strengths of VUMC in areas such as personalized medicine, structural biology, vaccinology, immunometabolism and nutrition, while simultaneously creating the infrastructure required to support research into the microbiome. Through VI4, Vanderbilt fulfills its mission to be an internationally recognized leader in research that bridges the disciplines of immunology and infection biology to improve human health.
Successful candidates will join a thriving and highly collaborative research and clinical community. VUMC is home to numerous investigators with expertise along the translational research continuum. Ideal candidates will be early or mid-career (Assistant or Associate Professor) and demonstrate a track record of research success. Ideal candidates would be at or beyond the K to R transition and have shown dedication to transplant-focused research. The candidate’s research program can have basic, translational, or genetic emphasis. Salaries and benefits packages are highly competitive.
At Vanderbilt, we welcome employees from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We value the vitality and creativity that comes from bringing different scientific and clinical perspectives together.
Physician-scientist (i.e., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) or Scientist (Ph.D.) The candidate’s research program can have basic, translational, or genetic emphasis.
For additional information or questions regarding the position, please reach out to johanna.cimilluca@vumc.org.
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