Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenured/Tenure Track
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dept of Radiology
Application
Details
Posted: 01-Dec-22
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Academic / Faculty
Academic / Research
Research Positions
Sector:
College / University
Internal Number: 200560017
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Department of Radiology invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level. We seek exceptional team members with a desire to expand our research focused on imaging and cardiovascular disease.
We are seeking to fill one tenure track position in cardiovascular disease epidemiology to join our Epidemiology Research Division and the BRIC to collaborate with imaging scientists to develop novel AI-based approaches to address cardiovascular disease. We seek outstanding candidates engaged in cardiovascular disease epidemiology research with a focus on imaging-based methods. This position is part of a cluster hire of 2-3 faculty with complementary expertise in cardiovascular disease and radiologic imaging. The new faculty member is expected to develop an independently funded research portfolio and contribute collaboratively to externally funded research. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to service to the department.
The candidates should have a doctoral degree (PhD, ScD) in Epidemiology or a related field.
The candidates should have a strong epidemiology background and training with experience in imaging research studies, with a focus on CVD. The candidate should also have experience in grant writing, conceptualizing study designs, implementing statistical analyses, and conducting analyses for multi-disciplinary and collaborative research.
About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dept of Radiology
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of... patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
