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AST/ASO PROF

Work type: Tenure-Track Faculty

Categories: Medicine/Physicians

Department: 29740000 - MD-UF DIABETES INSTITUTE

Classification Title:

Assistant or Associate Professor

Job Description:

The University of Florida Diabetes Institute (UFDI), associated with the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, is seeking applicants for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. We are seeking candidates with a strong publication record and history of NIH or foundation grant funding in the area of diabetes research or its complications. Applicants with additional experience in areas such as genotype-phenotype interactions, precision medicine genomics, immune phenotyping, quantitative trait locus analysis, polygenic risk scoring, immunoengineering, and in vitro disease modeling are highly desirable.

The faculty member will be expected to maintain excellence in scholarship and initiate and sustain an externally sponsored research program. It is also expected that the individual will build collaborative local research networks across the University of Florida College of Medicine, nationally and internationally. The position will carry a teaching component related to domain expertise and will require that the candidate mentor PhD or MD/PhD students in graduate courses. This individual will play a leadership role in expanding the institutional center of excellence in diabetes research as well as help lead precision medicine and AI driven initiatives in diabetes that will integrate with clinical and preclinical research.

Expected Salary:

Commensurate with experience and education

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants must possess a PhD and/or MD in a related field by the start date. Candidates are expected to demonstrate dedication to excellence in scholarly achievements as well as evidence of proposal writing, student mentoring, and classroom teaching.

Preferred Qualifications:

We are seeking candidates with a strong publication record and history of NIH or foundation grant funding in the area of diabetes research or its complications

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Review of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Individuals who apply for this position should submit a cover letter, a summary statement outlining the focus and future vision for their research program. The applicant will need to provide at least three letters of recommendation from senior scientists. The letters of reference may be uploaded or sent directly to the Director of the UFDI and search committee chair, Dr. Todd Brusko,[email protected].

Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found athttp://naces.org/.

The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under review and need not reapply.

This requisition will close at 11:59 on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Health Assessment Required:Yes

Advertised: 11 Apr 2025 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 31 May 2025 Eastern Daylight Time