The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Department of Preventive Medicine is seeking a Physician Researcher, Tenure-Track, at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level. This position comes with up to 80% of effort protected for research, with the other 20% allocated to clinical practice, teaching and service responsibilities. A joint appointment in a clinical department or related college would be possible. 

UTHSC is a major academic medical center comprised of 6 colleges: Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC is part of the University of Tennessee system, which spans the state of Tennessee, serving large rural and urban populations.

UTHSC has widely respected, federally funded programs in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and behavioral health, and boasts considerable clinical research space, established biostatistical support, and a long-standing clinical trials research support system. In addition, the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of a large urban city surrounded by rural counties, which combined offer numerous diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups making UTHSC research an important contributor to diverse representation in longitudinal clinical trials and cohort studies, such as our Women's Health Initiative, Look Ahead, SPRINT, and the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early childhood (CANDLE) studies, and DNA registries, such as the Biorepository and Integrative Genomics (BIG) Initiative, a pediatric DNA biorepository established through UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. UTHSC is also a registered institution for the NIH's All of Us Research Program.

The Department of Preventive Medicine, with over 20 full-time faculty members, is a highly collaborative, supportive and transdisciplinary department that includes expertise in preventive medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioral research, health services research, community outreach, and clinical trials. Although this is primarily a research position, the successful candidate is also expected to contribute to ongoing grants in a clinical researcher

Co-Investigator role, and the academic mission of Department of Preventive Medicine through teaching, mentoring students, and departmental service. Opportunity for collaborations with many clinical practices across the region is encouraged. These include Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis VA Medical Center, University Clinical Health, Regional One Health, St. Francis Health System, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

This position comes with a generous start-up package, relocation costs, excellent medical and dental, educational, and other benefits that support the well-being of its faculty, staff, and students throughout the state of Tennessee.

Qualifications:

• Medical degree (MD, DO);
• Eligible for TN medical licensure;
• Demonstrated ability to produce peer-reviewed publications;
• Demonstrated potential to obtain extramural funding (i.e., NIH R01 awards or equivalent);
• Experience proposing and implementing epidemiologic and/or clinical studies/trials which may include observational studies, diagnostic studies, and/or randomized trials;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Interested applicants should electronically submit a copy of their curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and three references through Taleo and to the Search Committee Chair, preventivemed@uthsc.edu. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made.

For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

About Unversity of Tennessee Health Science Center

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive 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, UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates th...e state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

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