Research Faculty Careers

Faculty Position – Cell Therapy and Cancer Immunology

The Cell Therapy and Cancer Immunology program in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is expanding its faculty. The mission of the CTCI program is to bring novel cellular therapies to children and young adults with cancer or other inherited or acquired conditions (e.g., hematopoietic, infectious, immunologic, etc) through scientific discovery, cellular and genetic engineering, and efficient manufacturing for rapid translation to the clinic. More information is available at:

Cell Therapy and Cancer Immunology Program

About the Faculty Position

• Seeking applicants at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level with an independent laboratory research program focused on cellular therapy and/or related immunobiology
• Tenure-track faculty appointment in Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University
• Broad collaborative research potential throughout the Abigail Wexner Research Institute
• Consideration of joint positions in Centers for Vaccines and Immunity, Childhood Cancer, or Gene Therapy

Qualifications Required

• MD, MD/PhD, or PhD
• Track record of grant funding
• Track record of high quality first- or senior-author research publications relevant to cell-based therapies

About the CTCI Program

• Rapid growth- developed over 30 IND applications, 15 investigator-initiated cell therapy trials, 10 investigational cell therapy products, and over 60 patients treated with cellular therapy in 5 years
• Program integration with OSUCCC and the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
• CTCI infrastructure supports clinical trial development, IND preparation and submission, and GMP development/manufacturing of clinical-grade therapeutics
• Central manufacturing of investigation products for multi-institutional trials

Send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to Patrick.Kennedy@nationwidechildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment

Faculty Position – Blood Scientist in Clinical and Translational Research

The Center for Clinical and Translational Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is expanding its faculty.  The primary mission of this Center is to answer questions that will improve the early diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of society’s most important pediatric diseases by combining high-quality, fact-based lab discoveries and innovative patient-based research. More information is available at:

Center for Clinical and Translational Research (nationwidechildrens.org)

About the Faculty Position:

• Seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Tenure Track at The Ohio State University College of Medicine)
• Candidates should have a research laboratory focused on thrombosis, hemostasis, and/or vascular biology
• Will establish an independent research program
• Will help revolutionize the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease in children

Qualifications Required:

• MD, MD/PhD, or PhD
• Strong track record of publishing in high quality journals
• Current K-award, R01 or equivalent federal grant funding is required

About the Center for Clinical and Translational Research:

• The Center for Clinical and Translational Research integrates basic, translational, and clinical research programs to advance discovery of innovative diagnostic and treatment tools that will address major challenges in the field of pediatrics
• Currently expanding to establish a pediatric thrombosis and vascular biology research emphasis group that will complement 17 Principal Investigators presently in the Center
• New faculty members will have strong ties to the Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation and will be active members of the newly established Blood Disease Research Affinity Group
• Principal Investigators are also Faculty members at The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to Patrick.Kennedy@nationwidechildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment.

The Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research is located in the state-of-the-art Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion. The mission of faculty within the institute is to conduct innovative translational, clinical and epidemiological research focused on assessment, etiology, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. Learn more about the Institute at the link below:

Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research

About the Faculty Position:

• Seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor 
• Highly collaborative researcher with expertise in areas such as m-health, artificial intelligence, data science, genomic medicine, implementation science, school-based intervention, prevention, cost-effectiveness, or evidence-based assessment is strongly encouraged
• Content areas of interest include assessment, mood, anxiety, attention problems, externalizing and aggressive behavior, trauma, sleep, early onset psychosis
• A generous start-up package is available for highly qualified candidates

Qualifications Required: 

• Doctoral degree in Clinical, School, or Quantitative Psychology, Nursing, Medicine, Health Services Research, or related field
• Two years of post-doctoral research training or equivalent experience
• Strong track record of publishing in high quality journals
• Current K level or R level federal funding

About the Institute:

• Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research faculty can access a variety of world-class resources
• You will have the opportunity to conduct engaged research using data from ground-breaking programs including the nationally recognized Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families program and Partners for Kids®, the nation’s oldest and largest pediatric accountable care organization, with well over 400,000 covered children
• Principal Investigators are also Faculty members in the Department of Psychiatry or Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to Dr. Eric Youngstrom via Patrick.Kennedy@nationwidechildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The primary mission of the Jerry R. Mendell Center for Gene Therapy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is to develop novel genetically based therapies for inherited diseases in order to ease the burden of these diseases on children and their families. This mission is pursued by a dedicated team of laboratory scientists whose work is directed toward clinical applications, and by the efforts of clinician-scientists who are tasked with bringing these therapies into clinical trials.  More information is available at:

Center for Gene Therapy (nationwidechildrens.org)

About the Faculty Position:

• Seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Tenure Track at The Ohio State University College of Medicine)
• Candidates should have a research laboratory focused on neuromuscular, neurological, or neurodegenerative diseases relevant to gene therapies 
• Will establish an independent research program 
• Will help develop and accelerate novel gene therapies to the clinic

Qualifications Required: 

• MD, MD/PhD, or PhD 
• Strong track record of publishing in high quality journals
• Current K-award, R01 or equivalent grant funding is strongly preferred. 

About the Center:

• The center is interested in all aspects of gene therapy, including but not limited to gene replacement, gene editing, immunological issues associated with gene therapy,  and the development and production of AAV and other vector systems.
• Faculty in the center are supported by access to affiliated pre-clinical and GMP clinical vector production facilities, a robust Office of Technology Commercialization, a highly experienced clinical trials infrastructure, and a world-class genomics core specializing in next-generation sequencing. In-house expertise in regulatory affairs, including IND development and submission, is provided through the Office of Research Regulatory Affairs 
• Principal Investigators are also Faculty members at The Ohio State University College of Medicine

For more information about the position, contact Kevin Flanigan, MD, Director of the Jerry R. Mendell Center for Gene Therapy at Kevin.Flanigan@NationwideChildrens.org. 

Send correspondence, including curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to Patrick.Kennedy@NationwideChildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment.