Open Rank Professor of Cell Biology

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: Provost Office: College of Medicine: Cell Biology Location Open Date Jul 22, 2026

Description The Department of Cell Biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Campus (OUHC) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in any area of cell biology. Applicants will be considered at the assistant, associate, or professor stage. Areas of particular interest include neuroscience, in particular focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms, and developmental biology but all areas of cell biology will be considered.

The successful candidates are expected to maintain independent and dynamic extramurally funded research programs.

The Department of Cell Biology is one of five basic science departments within the College of Medicine at OUHC, providing a highly interactive cohort of scientists with interests in neuroscience, cilia, cell signaling, vision, cardiovascular biology and cancer. The department houses a state-of the-art imaging center which includes two super-resolution microscopes that are capable of 3D-SIM, STORM and optical reassignment based live-cell super-resolution imaging, two-photon and confocal microscopy, as well as long-duration live cell epifluorescence imaging and a full-service histology core. For further information about the department go to https://basicsciences.ouhsc.edu/cb/.

Faculty members in the Cell Biology Department have the opportunity to mentor competitive graduate students through a variety of doctoral programs offered on the OUHC campus, including Cell Biology and Neuroscience.

OUHC is a comprehensive health center that includes Colleges of Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Allied Health, Public Health, Medicine, and the Graduate College. It is home to two hospitals and an NCI-designated Cancer Center. OUHC Core Facilities include the state-of-the-art Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Cytometry Research, which provides services specializing in genomics, proteomics, bioinf