Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Center For Regenerative Medicine)

Dept Number/Name: 0-6137-037 / Heart Institute

College Division: USFHealth-College of Medicine

Salary Plan: Faculty

Job Code/Title: 9003 / Assistant Professor, 9002 / Assoc Professor, 9001 / Full Professor

Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Negotiable

Position Number: 00055014, 00055016

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences; and the USF Physician's Group.

USF is a global research university ranked 34th in federal research expenditures for public universities. For information regarding the USF Health, please visit our website at http://health.usf.edu/index.html The USF Center for Regenerative Medicine is a part of the USF Health Heart Institute and its members collaborate widely with faculty from other USF colleges including Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center. The USF Center for Regenerative Medicine is located in a new state-of-the-art facility, housing multiple floors of clinical and laboratory space, state-of-the-art equipment, and outstanding core facilities including a vivarium fully outfitted for small animal husbandry and zebrafish.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The newly established Center for Regenerative Medicine (CRM), under the leadership of Dr. Da-Zhi Wang, is inviting excellent candidates for tenured or tenure-track position at ranks of ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, or FULL PROFESSOR.

We are interested in investigators who work on all themes of cardiovascular biology and medicine, including but not limited to heart development, cardiac regeneration, cardiovascular disease, genetics and genomics, stem cell and tissue engineering, and gene therapy. Qualified candidates are expected to have already established, or have the potential to establish, a nationally recognized, competitively funded research program. Successful candidates will be offered institutional salary support commensurate with experience and highly competitive start-up packages that promote success.

Based on qualifications, the home department may be Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, or other relevant department at USF. Qualified applicants should submit a single PDF that includes a i) cover letter, ii) curriculum vitae, iii) a brief research plan, iv) and the names and contact information of three references. Send PDF to Andrea Chapov (achapov@usf.edu) addressed to the `USF CRM search committee. Review of applications will proceed on a continuous basis until positions are filled.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• TEACHING DUTIES: Provide didactic and benchside teaching of medical students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows provide college-wide seminars
• RESEARCH DUTIES: Perform basic and translational research related to heart disease.
  
  Publish in peer-reviewed journals. Continue to maintain NIH and other grants
• ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: Serve in governance, service, and community outreach tasks

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

• Doctoral degree form an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research and service. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor.

• For Associate or Full Professor - Normally will have produced creative work, professional writing or research in refereed and other professional journals and be a recognized authority in the field of specialization

PREFERRED:

• MD, PhD, MD/PhD with external funding, prefer National Institutes of Health grant to perform basic and/or translational research in regenerative medicine and/or cardiovascular disease

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Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 35575

Posting Date: 11/03/2023

Posting End Date: 05/04/2024

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