Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology)

About the role

The Assistant Professor within the Department of Internal Medicine: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) focuses on research programs in general areas of diabetes, obesity, pancreatic islet biology, and/or islet transplantation. The role conducts molecular investigations into islet biology, islet transplantation, or the molecular mechanisms underlying type 1 or type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an externally funded, independent research program in areas such as diabetes, obesity, islet biology, or islet transplantation, with a focus on investigating molecular mechanisms of disease.
• Engage in multi-investigator research efforts and collaborate with faculty across departments and research centers to promote interdisciplinary research and translational applications.
• Participate in the training and education of graduate/doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in research settings and in formal and informal group education formats.
• Publish research in high-quality peer-reviewed journals and present in local, national, and international conferences.
• Serve on University committees that support research and teaching missions.

Qualifications

• Education: PhD or MD degree or equivalent
• Postdoctoral training focused on diabetes research
• Established record of scholarly productivity related to basic science (diabetes, obesity cell, molecular biology) and/or translational and clinical investigation
• Evidence of externally funded research as demonstrated by application materials
• Experience with teaching or mentoring students at all degree and post-graduate levels

Preferred Qualifications

• Documented expertise in basic science (diabetes, obesity, molecular biology) and/or clinical studies as demonstrated by application materials
• Experience contributing to interdisciplinary publications
• Experience taking innovative approaches to study molecular mechanisms of either (i) islet biology, or (ii) islet transplantation, or (iii) molecular mechanisms of type 1 or type 2 diabetes and obesity