Associate Professor-Physiology
Responsibilities
- Perform cutting-edge research in the cardiovascular and renal field
- Secure national funding
- Teach physiology to medical, dental, and graduate students
Qualifications
- PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
- Excellent record of research accomplishments and national funding
About the Role
The Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) (https://www.uthsc.edu/physiology/) invites applications from and nominations of nationally-recognized individuals for a new tenure-track Associate Professor faculty position to build on its strengths in molecular and translational physiology research.
The Department of Physiology at UTHSC was recently ranked in the top ten of all Physiology Departments in North America for total research funding. We seek candidates with an interest and demonstrated achievement in cardiovascular and renal research. We are particularly interested in candidates with an active research program that complements existing departmental strengths in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, ion channel physiology, and mitochondrial biology.
The successful candidate will be in an outstanding position to take advantage of the exceptional opportunities and excellent resources available in the Department of Physiology, divisions of cardiology and nephrology, UTHSC campus, and local and statewide hospitals to develop collaborative research programs.
This position comes with a competitive start-up package.
Pay
TBD
Schedule
TBD
Benefits
TBD
Contact Information
Please direct any questions to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Zheng Fan (zfan@uthsc.edu).
The position will remain open until filled.