Assistant​/Associate​/Professor - Brain Health

Job Summary

The University of Texas at Arlington ("UTA") is pleased to announce the cluster hiring of multiple tenured and/or tenure‑track academic appointments representing emerging and established career stages, who will contribute to the advancement of Brain Health. We seek cross‑disciplinary research that spans cellular, molecular, genomic, pre‑clinical, computational neuroscience, and human studies across the lifespan to advance knowledge in areas associated with brain health, including cognitive decline, neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders, dementia and related diseases, and mental health.

Investigators using multimodal neuroimaging, artificial intelligence, and multi‑omics approaches to build diagnostic tools, identify biomarkers, develop models and tools to predict and improve treatment outcomes to impact population health in both children and adults, and/or discover targets for drug development are strongly encouraged to apply.

UT Arlington seeks candidates whose scholarship advances learning and knowledge through cross‑disciplinary teaching, research, service, and commercialization in any of the following disciplinary areas:

• Nursing and Health Innovation: Areas of priority include Nursing, Kinesiology, and Public Health. More information on the College can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./research
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• Engineering: All areas of engineering will be considered with an emphasis on the research strengths in bioengineering, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. More information on our research strengths can be found at https:///research
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• Science: All areas of natural, physical, and health sciences will be considered, with a particular interest in psychology, biomedical science, and biomedical data analytics. More information on our research strengths can be found at https:///research
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• Social Work: All areas of social work will be considered, with a particular interest in depression, addiction, and recovery. More information on our research strengths can be found at https:///research
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• Liberal Arts: All areas of Arts will be considered, including humanities, social sciences, fine and performing arts. More information on our research strengths can be found at https:///.

We are seeking candidates with expertise in Brain Health, as broadly described above, with a focus on research that spans cellular, molecular, genomic, preclinical, and human studies across the lifespan to advance knowledge in areas including cognitive decline, neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders, dementias and related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and mental health. Investigators using imaging, artificial intelligence, and multi‑omics approaches would be favorably considered.

The ideal candidate is a nationally recognized scientist with a demonstrated record of accomplished and productive projects in these areas of research. UTA is particularly interested in applicants with programs funded in both basic, translational, and clinical research with a track record of funding from NIH and other agencies including the pharmaceutical industry. The applicant will have demonstrated impact of his/her research by publishing findings in prestigious scientific journals and through invited presentations at international conferences.

In addition to their tenure home department, the scientist will work closely with Dr. Christos Papadelis, Director of the Pediatric Brain Health and Neurosciences Center  scientist will be involved in the academic activities of the center; he/she will join a diverse team of experts conducting research in a dynamic environment involving strong collaborative links between researchers working on brain health in projects focusing on cognitive decline, neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders (e.g., epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders), dementia and related diseases (e.g.,…