Department:

SOM KC Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Position Title:

Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine (Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine)

Job Family Group:

Academic, Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is recruiting an Assistant Professor with expertise in the respiratory field and acute/chronic lung injury.

Job Description:

Job Duties Outlined

• Conduct respiratory basic/translational research, acute/chronic lung injury, as Principal/Co-Investigator.

• Train and educate students, residents, fellows, and faculty in a research setting.

• Obtain extramural/internal grant funding to support laboratory/research team.

• Mentoring and evaluating students, fellows, and faculty, as well as participating in weekly lectures and discussion groups.

• Representation of the University at national and international conferences, through scholarly contributions, such as lectures and poster presentations, and presentation of research results throughs publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• PhD, MD or equivalent.

Work Experience:

• 3 years of experience in basic/translational research in respiratory field.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience in basic/translational research in respiratory field.

• Extramural grant funding.

• Leading a laboratory in basic/translational research.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• CV/Resume

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time