Assistant/Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

About the role

The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) seeks a highly motivated research faculty member at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level to support and advance the Galveston Heart Study (GHS), a large-scale, longitudinal, community-based cardiovascular research initiative.

The successful candidate will serve as a co-investigator and play a key role in the design, implementation, execution, and dissemination of clinical and translational research conducted through the GHS. This position will have a primary focus on operational oversight of research activities, and development of quality improvement initiatives that can be translated into impactful research projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a co-investigator on the Galveston Heart Study and actively contribute to all phases of study design, implementation, participant recruitment, data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination.
• Lead and support research initiatives focused on cardiac imaging, including multimodality imaging applications within population health and cardiovascular prevention.
• Collaborate in the operational oversight and day-to-day execution of the Galveston Heart Study to ensure efficient and high-quality research operations.
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives that can be translated into scholarly research, publications, and external funding opportunities.
• Participate in clinical, translational, and population-based cardiovascular research projects.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, scientific presentations, grant development, and dissemination of research findings at regional, national, and international meetings.
• Foster multidisciplinary collaborations with investigators across UTMB and external academic partners.
• Participate in mentoring trainees, research staff, fellows, residents, and junior investigators as appropriate.
• Contribute to the strategic growth and national visibility of the Galveston Heart Study and the Sealy Heart & Vascular Institute.

Qualifications

The minimum qualifications for this position include an MD, DO, or PhD in a relevant biomedical or health sciences discipline, demonstrated experience in clinical research and/or translational research, and experience in cardiovascular research, cardiac imaging, epidemiology, outcomes research, or related fields.

Preferred qualifications include experience in large prospective cohort studies or clinical registries, expertise in cardiovascular imaging research, experience with research operations, quality improvement, implementation science, or clinical data analytics, and demonstrated success in grant writing and obtaining extramural funding.

Skills

• Strong record of scientific productivity, including peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.