Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine

Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine

Job Title:

Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine

Posting

Start Date:

2/23/26
• Work Arrangement:
Onsite

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UC is a mission‑driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

The University of Cincinnati’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine stands at a pivotal moment, one marked by significant opportunity to shape a modern, collaborative, academically strong, and clinically impactful future. A national search is underway to identify the next Chair.

Founded in 1903, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has a strong history of involvement in undergraduate, medical, and postgraduate education, pathology service and the acquisition of new knowledge related to human disease. Key opportunities for the next Chair include advancing precision medicine and hematopathology capabilities, expanding research enterprises aligned with future NCI designation and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center designation goals, and deepening clinical partnerships to enhance service integration.

Research growth is also a central strategic opportunity, including recruitment of additional research faculty and development of cross‑departmental collaborations within the College of Medicine, Hoxworth Blood Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and beyond.

The Chair will bring an expansive vision for the future of pathology and lab medicine. The Chair will drive the strategic direction of the department, steward excellence across clinical, research, and educational missions, and lead initiatives to recruit and retain top‑tier faculty. The Chair should have a proven track record across the spectrum of individual scholarship, collaborative academic leadership, clinical and research program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement.

In addition to being appointed the Chief of Pathology for UC Health, the Chair will be an integral leader in the College of Medicine (CoM) and needs to think and function in a system context. The Chair is responsible for expanding high impact clinical programs and innovative diagnostic services, rebuilding research infrastructure, and strengthening departmental culture to support faculty engagement and retention.

Additionally, the Chair will be responsible for:

• Developing and communicating a vision for the future of the department and maintaining a strategic plan and goals that align with those of the CoM, UC Health, UC Physicians, VA Medical Center, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
• Directing and overseeing the quality and effectiveness of the department’s educational programs; fostering an environment that emphasizes and supports the importance of the department’s educational mission and recruitment of trainees. The candidate should have a track record of mentoring trainees and junior faculty to successful careers in Pathology.
• Encouraging and supporting investigation and…