Full Professor in Immunopharmacology

Full Professor in Immunopharmacology

Utrecht University - Faculty of Science

Utrecht, Netherlands

Your job

As a full professor in immunopharmacology, you will lead the way in conducting research aimed at influencing the human immune system for the better. Our inspired fundamental research contributes to meaningful and impactful progress in patient health – from COVID-19 vaccines to novel cancer treatment therapies. Making contributions to treating immune related diseases is what drives us as a team, as well as individually. We see opportunities where others might see risks or obstacles and persist in translating our fundamental discoveries into (clinical) applications. This leads to health benefits as well as industrial innovations through our collaborations with a diverse range of partners.

In this role, you will develop and lead an international research programme in immunopharmacology. You are committed to further strengthening our existing expertise in immune-targeted therapies, inflammation biology, mucosal immunology, and immune modulation/regulation across especially non-communicable diseases such as food allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, allergic airway diseases, and chronic inflammatory diseases. Our research spans from understanding fundamental mechanisms towards obtaining the validation of proof of concept in clinical context.

Our division is large, with a community of around 120 colleagues. As a full professor you lead by example and inspire others – together with fellow assistant, associate and full professor colleagues. Naturally, leadership and managerial duties are part of this position. You navigate this with vision, and you are motivated to cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and ambitious research environment in which people and science can thrive.

In short, your responsibilities include:

• actively fostering interdisciplinary collaborations with both profit as well as non-profit parties and secure external funding to sustain and grow your research group;
• contributing to and coordinating teaching in pharmacology at Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD levels while leading curriculum innovation to enhance teaching and learning;
• supervising PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, junior faculty members and graduate students;
• providing leadership in fostering a supportive, inclusive, and safe academic environment, further enhancing scientific integrity and working together towards open science.

Your qualities

You are committed to teaching and integrate your research expertise to inspire students through research-driven, active learning strategies. Besides that, you bring the following qualifications:

• a PhD, MD/PhD, in pharmacology, immunology, biomedical sciences, or a closely related field;
• research expertise that complements existing departmental strengths, including experience with mechanistic or translational immunopharmacology research;
• a strong publication record and success in attracting research funding;
• demonstrated leadership in research, teaching and mentorship;
• eligible for appointment at the full professor level;
• proficiency in English (C1 level or higher). If you do not have a command of Dutch, we ask for a willingness to learn the language. Utrecht University will support you in this.