Associate/Full Professor in College of Health Sciences (2 positions)

About the role

The University of Texas at El Paso seeks a highly qualified Associate or full Professor to join its College of Health Sciences (CHS) and contribute to advancing a workforce for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Health Initiative that advances translational and implementation research, and training opportunities for doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty.
• Mentor CHS junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows and doctoral students in grantsmanship to secure external funding focused on diabetes and metabolic disorders.
• Collaborate with CHS scholars.
• Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration within the CHS and across campus in diabetes and metabolic disorders research relevant to the U.S.-Mexico border region.
• Contribute as PI/Co-I on multi-investigator grant submissions; build sustainable collaborations with CHS researchers to accelerate team productivity.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications:
• Doctorate or other terminal degree in a field related to health research.
• Full, Associate or Assistant Professor with a strong record of externally funded grants from NIH or equivalent.
• Expertise in metabolic disorders, diabetes, or related behavior/condition demonstrated by a strong record of publications and extramural funding.
• Demonstration of commitment to translational, implementation and/or community-based research among health disparate populations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated record of mentorship of doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and/or early-career faculty members.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Evidence of successful collaboration.
• Demonstrated leadership in academic or professional settings.
• Demonstrated leadership roles in clinical, translational and/or implementation science.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or other terminal degree in a field related to health research.
• Full, Associate or Assistant Professor with a strong record of externally funded grants from NIH or equivalent.
• Expertise in metabolic disorders, diabetes, or related behavior/condition demonstrated by a strong record of publications and extramural funding.
• Demonstration of commitment to translational, implementation and/or community-based research among health disparate populations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated record of mentorship of doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and/or early-career faculty members.

Skills

• Strong record of publications and extramural funding.
• Collaborative and interdisciplinary skills.
• Grant writing and securing external funding.
• Leadership in academic or professional settings.
• Translational, implementation, and community-based research.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Competitive start-up package.
• Opportunity to help shape and co-lead a cutting-edge research center/cluster addressing critical health disparities.
• Access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, research support services, and collaborative partnerships across campus and the region.

Pay

Initial salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience, and comes with excellent fringe benefits. Three months of summer salary will be guaranteed for the first three years.

Schedule

Full-time position.