Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Physiology

The Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (https://www.uthsc.edu/physiology/) invites applications and nominations from talented individuals to fill a full time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position to complement and extend departmental and campus-wide research in the areas of cardiovascular and renal physiology and diseases. The Department of Physiology at UT Health Science Center was recently ranked ten out of all Physiology Departments in North America for total federal research funding. The Department faculty conducts innovative research towards understanding the fundamental mechanisms of physiology and translational research employing multidisciplinary approaches to uncovering new biological principles impacting human diseases.

Responsibilities

The primary duties of this position are to maintain a vigorous, creative, nationally funded research program, supervise graduate students, and teach physiology to medical and dental students.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree. 

EXPERIENCE: Interested in candidates with active research programs to complement existing departmental strengths in cardiovascular and renal diseases, diabetes, ion channel physiology, signal transduction, mitochondrial biology, injury and repair. The qualified candidate will have an excellent record of research accomplishments and national funding. The successful candidate will have an outstanding opportunity to take advantage of the exceptional collaborative opportunities and excellent resources available in the Department of Physiology, Division of Cardiology, UT Health Science Center campus, and local and statewide hospitals to develop collaborative research programs.

Applicants should specify the position they are applying for (Assistant or Associate Professor) in the Cover letter

Applicants should submit the following documents online via the UTHSC DASH system

1. Cover letter of interest.

2. Complete curriculum vitae. 

3. Summary of research accomplishments and future research goals.

4. Names and contact information of three references.

Please also send the above application materials in a single PDF file to Candic Moore ([email protected]). 

Direct any questions to search committee chair, Dr. Ioannis Dragatsis ([email protected]).

For benefits information, please visit

https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Science Center contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

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