Assistant/Associate/Senior Scientist – Henry Ford Health Associate/Professor – Michigan State University

February 24, 2026

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Henry Ford + MSU is embarking upon a major strategic growth plan to add up to 60 new open rank faculty positions over 6 years across a range of departments. We currently seek exceptional researchers with a record of innovative in-silico, patient-oriented, or population science, and history of research funding commensurate with rank. Successful candidates will join our Detroit campus and be expected to collaborate closely with clinicians and scientists in Detroit and across the entirety of Henry Ford and MSU. Outstanding candidates in all specialties will be considered, especially those applicants focused on neurosciences, cardiometabolic health, women’s health, or musculoskeletal health, as well as precision health/data science. Ideal candidates are highly productive, research intensive, and mission driven, with a strong desire for their science to have a timely clinical and/or community impact. Applicants must have a PhD, MD, DO, or equivalent. Applicants at the Associate and full Professor/Scientist levels should have a record of sustained extramural funding and high-impact, peer-reviewed publications. Assistant Professor/Scientist level candidates should have training and research track record consistent with a career path that will lead to extramural funding as an independent investigator. All successful candidates will be expected to maintain robust extramural funding, with federal funding as a cornerstone of their research programs and be actively engaged in elevating the Henry Ford + MSU partnership. Positions are jointly funded through Henry Ford + MSU, and candidates may be hired by Henry Ford Health or Michigan State University with a secondary, no-pay appointment at the other institution. The primary academic appointment will be based upon the candidate’s discipline, research, and interests. We are hiring at the ranks of assistant, associate, and senior scientists at Henry Ford and associate and full professor at MSU. Clinical appointments are available for clinician scientists. All positions are for the Detroit campus. Space, start-up packages, salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and rank.

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