Research Faculty Careers

Faculty Position – Cardiovascular Scientist

The Center for Cardiovascular Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is expanding its faculty.  The primary mission of this Center is to transform the care of children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital heart disease and acquired pediatric heart diseases through research and clinical translation. More information is available at:

The Center for Cardiovascular Research

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 pediatric cardiovascular disease and/or relevant basic science area
• Scientific areas of particular interest include blood vessel biology, gene therapy for cardiovascular disease, cardiac metabolism, and bioinformatics/data science
• Will establish an independent research program
• Will help revolutionize the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular 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 independent grant funding is highly desired

About the Center for Cardiovascular Research:

• The Center for Cardiovascular 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 cardiovascular science
• New faculty members will have strong ties to The Heart Center which houses the clinical cardiac program
• 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.

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.

Employer: The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Perinatal Research

Location: Columbus, Ohio USA

Salary: Commensurate with ability and experience. A generous benefits and startup package will be offered.

Position Type: Full-time academic faculty at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level

Description: The Center for Perinatal Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) seeks outstanding candidates for recruitment at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank with a research program focused on neonatal or pediatric pulmonary disease and/or relevant basic science areas. Scientific areas of particular interest include lung development, respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis, asthma, or primary ciliary dyskinesia. 

New faculty members will be expected to be active participants in advancing the care of patients with lung disorders by establishing an impactful and independent research program supported by extramural funding, developing basic and translational scientific collaborations, providing mentorship to colleagues, training the next generation of researchers, and participating in Center and Institute activities. The successful candidate should have an MD, MD/PhD, PhD, or equivalent degree.

Candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in the Center for Perinatal Research, other AWRI researchers, and investigators at The Ohio State University. Topics of focus include bronchopulmonary dysplasia, lung inflammation, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis. Interested candidates will be invited to join the Cure CF Columbus Research and Development Program (C3 RDP, https://www.curecfcolumbus.org/), a joint program of researchers from Nationwide Children’s and Ohio State University. 

Faculty in the Center for Perinatal Research are supported by the Institute for Genomic Medicine and scientific cores including the Animal Resources Core, the Histopathology and Microscopy Cores, IT Research and Innovation, the Biopathology Center Processing and Banking Core, and a CRISPR/Gene Editing core. There are opportunities to collaborate with clinical faculty at NCH Divisions, most notably Neonatology, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, and Allergy and Immunology, for translational and clinical research. The Office of Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of new technologies, research and innovation while in-house expertise in regulatory affairs is provided through the Office of Research Regulatory Affairs, and expertise in development of investigator-initiated clinical studies is provided by Clinical Research Services. Center investigators have full access to all scientific cores available at Ohio State University, including proteomics, metabolomics, and advanced microscopy.

The Abigail Wexner Research Institute is ranked sixth nationally in NIH funding to free-standing children’s hospitals. Research programs are organized into multidisciplinary Centers of Emphasis structured to encourage collaboration, facilitate team science, and foster creativity.  

Ranked sixth among children’s hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll,” and ranked 3rd on U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals for Pulmonology and Lung Surgery,”  Nationwide Children’s is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care networks providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children, and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease.

Principal investigators are also faculty members at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and most are members of the Ohio State University, Department of Pediatrics, and graduate programs at the university. Collaborators at Ohio State include members of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and members of the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. The opportunity to train PhD or MD/PhD students is provided by Ohio State University graduate programs.

As Ohio’s state capital, Columbus and its surrounding metro area is a thriving, diverse, technologically sophisticated city with a population of over 2,000,000. Quality of life and cost of living are outstanding.

Inquiries and nominations are encouraged. Please submit your CV and personal statement to Patrick.Kennedy@NationwideChildrens.org in Faculty Recruitment.

All inquiries and referrals will remain confidential.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis.