Assistant or Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Department of Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, within the Department of Surgery, is recruiting a tenure‑track faculty member on the Investigator Track at the rank of Assistant Professor. This is a full‑time (1.0 FTE), 12‑month position at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

The successful applicant is expected to develop an independent research program and apply for extramural grants. The research area should focus on bioethics and health services research within the field of organ transplantation and organ donation. Empirical research interest in ethical issues is preferred. No formal teaching is expected.

Applicants should have a PhD or DSc (or equivalent) and a record of scholarship in bioethics, skills in collaborating across disciplines, and a strong commitment to team‑based research. The position requires collaboration with the Director of Transplant Outcomes Research with a particular emphasis on ethics to help build the research portfolio in the Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science and the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society.

The applicant will be expected to establish or continue an independently funded research program (R01 or equivalent). Tenure and additional leadership opportunities and resources will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The successful candidate will receive start‑up funds, research support, and a competitive salary.

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center is the largest transplant center in the US by volume. The Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science houses strengths in transplant access, outcomes, data analytics, precision immunosuppression, organ preservation technology, and deep tissue phenotyping, and is primed to expand into new areas. At the institutional level, the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health supports bioethics research through the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, outcomes research through the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, and collaboration with the Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy.

VUMC hosts robust core facilities, including biostatistics, implementation science, and database management and analysis.

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC functions at the global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. Our community of individuals comes together each day to try to change the world. We recognize excellence, promote innovation, and encourage everyone to realize their full potential. We actively seek diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading. VUMC’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest with a description of experience, research interests, and career goals, and curriculum vitae to Elisa Gordon, PhD, MPH, Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Ethics and Society, Director of Transplant Outcomes Research, don. To learn more about the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, visit its website, and about the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, visit its website.