UNIV - Open Rank - Associate Professor/Professor in Neuro Research

Job Duties

• Collaborate with and complement current research teams/centers to help grow and expand neurorehabilitation research at MUSC.
• Key centers and collaborative opportunities include:
• Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions
• Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Stroke Recovery (NIH funded)
• The Center for Healthy Aging
• MUSC Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (MIND)
• South Carolina Alzheimer’s Network (SCAN)

Areas of Interest

Areas of interest that are synergistic with existing research programs at MUSC include cognitive and physical rehabilitation of aging related dysfunction, cognitive effects/benefits of exercise, neural control of movement, brain stimulation/neuromodulation, mindfulness and other rehabilitation approaches for improving brain and body function. Expertise in brain health, especially studying the overlapping neurocircuitry involved in neuroplasticity/neural recovery and aging/degeneration processes is considered a priority area of interest.

Preferred Experience & Additional Skills

• A history of obtaining external research funding.
• Strong skills in fostering collaborations.
• Expertise in cutting-edge research methodologies and design.
• A strong desire to help shape the future of neurorehabilitation.

Qualifications

• PhD in a field related to cognitive or rehabilitation science.
• Extensive experience collaborating with rehabilitation scientists.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
• Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
• Ability to work indoors.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes.
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces.
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.
• Ability to squat and perform job functions.
• Ability to perform 'pinching' operations.
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
• Ability to reach in all directions.
• Possess good finger dexterity.
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches, unassisted.
• Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted.
• Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
• Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
• Good peripheral vision capabilities.
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction.
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.