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Salary : $113,500-$149,000
Johns Hopkins University: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and
Sciences: Department of Biophysics
Description
The Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics ( https://biophysics.jhu.edu/ ) invites applications for
tenure-track appointments at the Assistant Professor level in the
area of theoretical or computational biophysics. Applicants should
demonstrate their capacity for innovative and rigorous application
of computational and theoretical approaches to problems in
molecular or cellular biology or related topics. Successful
applicants will join a vibrant and collaborative biophysics
community at Johns Hopkins which includes the T.C. Jenkins
Department of Biophysics in Arts & Sciences and the Department
of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry at the School of Medicine.
We are aiming for multiple hires in this search.
Qualifications
A Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience or equivalent are
required.
Application Instructions
Please submit the following materials:
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Research statement
• Statement of teaching interests and philosophy
• Please also arrange to have three confidential letters of
recommendation submitted
Review of submitted applications will begin October 20, 2026.
Additional Instructions:
Research Statement
• Should cover past and planned research. Maximum 5 pages,
including figures but not including references. We encourage at
most 2 pages of past work. Describe your most significant
scientific accomplishments to date and explain why they are
significant. Describe your goals and vision for your future
research program in the Johns Hopkins biophysics environment.
Include relevant details that articulate how you will achieve these
goals. Describe experiences and qualifications that have positioned
you to achieve those goals, and how pursuit of your goals will
advance the frontier of knowledge.
Curriculum Vitae
• Include your educational and training history; significant
activities in research, and education; honors and awards;
presentations; and published and accepted papers. Preprints or
papers under review will be considered if they have been deposited
on BioRxiv or similar public preprint server.
Teaching Statement
• Maximum 2 pages. Describe your approach to undergraduate and
graduate teaching, and the subjects you would most like to
teach.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum
salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins
University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all
candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.
The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary
and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include
the successful candidate’s geographic location, skills, work
experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training
and other factors, as reasonably determined by the
University.
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individuals access to all academic and employment programs,
benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability,
performance and merit without regard to personal factors or
demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program
involved.
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Background Checks
After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s)
for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background
check including education verification. When deciding whether a
candidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University
considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has
passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being
sought.
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer
requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change
does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be
fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof
of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and
students to receive the seasonal
flu vaccine .
Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for
SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely
held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them
from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be
submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional
information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/
and all other JHU applicants should visit
https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/
.
The following additional vaccine requirements may apply,
depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department
for more information.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas,
laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving
community contact requires documentation of immune status against
Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella
(chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the
Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include
documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella
vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory
testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are
ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for
those candidates who provide results of blood tests or immunization
documentation from their own health care providers. Any
vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost
in our Occupational Health office.
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