Dept Number/Name: 0-6137-037 / Heart Institute
College Division: USFHealth-College of Medicine
Salary Plan: Faculty
Job Code/Title: 9003 / Assistant Professor, 9002 / Associate Professor, 9001 / Professor
Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Negotiable
Position Numbers: 00053421, 00053425, 00053426

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The USF Health Heart Institute operates under the auspices of the College of Medicine and its members collaborate widely with faculty from other USF colleges including Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center. The USF Health Heart Institute is a new state-of-the-art facility housing multiple floors of clinical and laboratory space, state-of-the-art small imaging facilities, and other outstanding core facilities including a vivarium fully outfitted for small animal husbandry and zebrafish.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking candidates for tenured or tenure-track positions at all ranks, who work on themes of heart failure (systolic, diastolic, congenital), regenerative cardiovascular medicine including tissue engineering, and molecular imaging. Successful candidates for this position are expected to have already established or have the potential to establish a nationally recognized, competitively funded research program including graduate/medical student mentoring. Successful candidates will be provided with dry and wet laboratory space in the new downtown campus of the Morsani College of Medicine. Based on qualifications, the home department may be Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, or other relevant departments at USF. Successful candidates will be offered institutional salary commensurate with experience and highly competitive start-up packages that promote success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
TEACHING DUTIES: Provide didactic and benchside teaching of medical students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows and provide college-wide seminars
RESEARCH: Perform basic and translational research related to heart disease. Publish in major peer-reviewed journals, continue to maintain NIH and other grants.
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: Serve in governance, service, and community outreach tasks
OTHER DUTIES: As assigned by Chair

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:
Doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. For Associate or Full Professor - Normally will have produced creative work, professional writing, or research in refereed and other professional journals, and be a recognized authority in the field of specialization.
MD, PhD, MD/PhD with at least 1 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant performing basic research in cardiovascular disease.

PREFERRED:
MD, PhD, MD/PhD with more than 1 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant performing basic research in cardiovascular disease.

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Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 37300

Posting Date: 06/26/2024

Posting End Date: 12/22/2024

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