A Health Sciences Professor teaches foundational health science ideas, truths, and methods to students through a combination of classroom instruction, lab experience, field experience, and assignments at colleges, trade schools or other institutes. May assist or lead in the creation of the health science curriculum to be taught. In addition to instruction, they may assist or lead in research initiatives relating to their field.
The University of Michigan seeks outstanding scholars for new tenure-track assistant professor faculty positions as part of the Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) Program . This hiring program, a federally funded, university-wide faculty initiative, aims to recruit faculty with a demonstrated and ongoing record of driving transformative research, life-changing teaching, and accessible clinical care that will support the health of all, including communities who have been underserved. By partnering with faculty throughout their careers, M-PACT strengthens the capacity of those who serve as catalysts for change in academic and healthcare environments via their scholarship, teaching, and/or service activities with research interests suitable for funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This call is part of a broader university effort to enhance inclusive excellence across the biomedical and health sciences community. The following U-M Schools and Colleges are currently participating in the hiring effort: College of Literature, Science and the Arts (Biophysics, Chemistry, Complex Systems, Mathematics, MCDB, Statistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies), College of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Sciences), School of Nursing, Michigan Medicine (Biomedical Engineering, Biological Chemistry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Pathology, Psychiatry). Please see the M-PACT website for program details, specific information on hiring units with links to unit job ads and deadlines, application components, eligibility criteria and the application portal link . Applicants must hold a terminal degree in a relevant area (e.g.
PH.D., M.D., D.PH., D.D.S.
) conferred by July 1, 2027, must never have had a tenure-track faculty appointment, and must be eligible for Early Stage Investigator Status and NIH grants .