Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Spinal Cord Injury Research Texas A&M University in United States

Texas A&M University is inviting applications for two full-time, tenure-track assistant professor positions in the Department of Biology (College of Arts and Sciences), with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2027.

The search is aimed at recruiting talented researchers in spinal cord injury research. Successful candidates are expected to build a strong research program that complements existing departmental strengths in spinal cord regeneration and repair, immunology, glial biology, systems neuroscience, neurodegeneration, neural development, and resilience.

The positions are part of a broader growth initiative supported by the TIRR Foundation to expand the breadth and impact of spinal cord injury research at TAMU. New faculty will join the Texas A&M Spinal Cord Initiative (TAMSCI), a network of nine research labs spanning basic and translational work through veterinary and human clinical research. TAMSCI is also affiliated with Mission Connect, a Texas neurotrauma research consortium involving scientists from more than a dozen Texas research institutions and the Texas Medical Center.

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a personal statement covering teaching, research, and service philosophy/plans, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Full consideration deadline: August 1, 2026. Applications are submitted online via the Interfolio portal.

Questions about the search should be directed to Dr. Jennifer Dulin, Chair of the search committee, at [email protected].