Associate Professor- Transdisciplinary Research Initiative in Inflammaging & Aging; TRIBA

Associate Professor
- Transdisciplinary Research Initiative in Inflammaging & Aging (TRIBA)

Location:

Augusta University

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

Job

The Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure track position to join the faculty within the new Transdisciplinary Research Initiative in Inflammaging and Brain Aging (TRIBA). The research expertise of qualified applicants should be within or complementary to the existing research expertise in the various disciplines related to aging.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish and develop an innovative and independent research program that will attract and maintain extramural funding from government agencies (e.g. the National Institute of Health), private foundations, and industry.

• Develop a successful research program, with the expectation of obtaining one NIH R01 or RF1 grant, or one other major grant as Principal Investigator, with direct cost revenues of $200,000 - $300,000 per year up to 4-5 years; from Year 4 and forward, the expectation is to be PI or MPI on at least one RO1 or equivalent and have laboratory grants exceed $400K/year in direct costs.
• Participate in teaching at the Medical College of Georgia and/or the Graduate School.
• Mentor graduate students.

All Medical College of Georgia faculty should be Board Eligible - Board Certified and have a MD, PhD, or equivalent appropriate degree commensurate with role. Associate Professor - a minimum of five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience. To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate or full professor, have achieved tenure at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrable national reputation to the institution.

Please reference the Augusta University Promotion & Tenure guidelines as well as the MCG Promotion & Tenure guidelines for guidance on requirements for promotion and/or tenure at:

Augusta University Promotion & Tenure guidelines

Doctoral degree in biomedical related disciplines from an accredited college or university;
Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills;
Demonstrated human research experience (publications in peer-reviewed journals, and extramural funding).

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time. Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and more. Full-time employees with more than 6 months of employment may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation’s largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses across Georgia, and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. Our researchers and clinicians focus on areas such as cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics.

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