Assistant Professor Tenure Track Position — Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiovascular Institute and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

About the role

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. The position requires expertise in fundamental mechanistic or translational research relevant to pediatric cardiovascular disease.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a scientifically impactful independent research program focused on fundamental or translational questions relevant to pediatric heart and vascular biology and disease.
• Sustain significant extramural funding.
• Teaching responsibilities may include participating in graduate and/or medical student education; mentoring trainees at multiple career stages; presenting lectures and leading didactic sessions as appropriate.
• Clinical responsibilities may include outpatient and inpatient consults and attending duties for qualified clinician-scientists. Clinical responsibilities are not applicable for basic scientist candidates.

Requirements

• An M.D. and/or Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
• Potential for independent, high-impact scholarship.
• Vision and commitment for leveraging the rich and uniquely collaborative and translational environment at CHOP and Penn to tackle fundamental questions in pediatric cardiology.

Qualifications

• Expertise in the specific area of fundamental mechanistic or translational research relevant to pediatric cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to: cardiac development and regeneration, immune or metabolic origins of cardiovascular disease, heritable cardiac diseases such as cardiac channelopathies, cardiomyopathies, and aortopathies/vasculopathies, precision- and genetics-based therapeutics, bioengineering approaches and novel technologies for cardiovascular research and therapeutics.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• Competitive start-up package and laboratory space.
• Protected time for the establishment of an independent research program.
• Institutional mentoring and career-development resources.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Benefits

Details on benefits are not specified in the job posting.

Contact Information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.