Academic ConnectAssistant/Associate Professor, Ladder Rank/In-Residence – Spine Neuroengineer
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Job #JPF06665
- MED:NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY / SCHOOL OF MEDICINE / UC Davis
Position overview
Salary range: The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $350,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan
Application Window
Open date: September 1, 2024
Most recent review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Neurological Surgery in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis will invite applications for a position in translational neuroengineering at the Assistant or Associate professor rank, in the Ladder Rank (tenure track)/In-Residence series, commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of November 1, 2025 (this is flexible). Faculty in this series are expected to engage in teaching, independent research and creative work, demonstrate professional competence and activity, and provide University and public service.
Candidates must possess a PhD. and/or M.D. degree. We seek an outstanding candidate focused on addressing how to interface with the spinal cord and/or brain to understand (in both health and disease) and restore physiological functions such as movement, postural control, and autonomic homeostasis. We especially seek candidates who will interact and enhance our growing team focused on human intracranial recording and stimulation, brain-computer interfaces, computational neuroscience, functional and spinal neurosurgery. UC Davis also has a top veterinary program and facilities, presenting the opportunity for parallel work in pre-clinical animal models.
The appointee is expected to have an active research program, a track record or the potential to attract extramural funding, and excellent potential for interactions/collaborations within the Neurological Surgery Department and with the wider UC Davis community including Biomedical Engineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the Center for Neuroscience. The ideal candidate will have interest in applying their research to both basic and translational neuroscience. The applicant’s accomplishments in innovative research and commitments to mentorship, teaching and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion should demonstrate their potential to develop into the future leaders of their fields.
UC Davis Health is a comprehensive academic medical center where clinical practice, teaching and research converge to advance human health. The Department of Neurological Surgery is nationally ranked in U.S. News & World Report and have vibrant research programs studying neuroengineering, brain circuits, spinal-cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases, neuromodulation, neurorestoration, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor, Steps 4, 5, or 6. The reference check involves contacting administration of the applicant’s previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantial findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into Recruit as part of their application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor, Steps 4, 5, or 6 will be subject to reference checks.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates must possess a PhD. and/or M.D. degree. We seek an outstanding candidate focused on addressing how cortical and/or spinal networks control complex physiological functions, in both health and disease, and how interfacing with these networks can be applied to treat injuries and diseases. We especially seek candidates who will interact and enhance our growing team focused on human intracranial recording and stimulation.
Candidates are expected to have an active research program, a track record or the potential to attract extramural funding, and excellent potential for interactions/collaborations within the Neurological Surgery Department and with the wider UC Davis community including Biomedical Engineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the Center for Neuroscience.
Candidates must have interest in applying their research to both basic and translational neuroscience.
The candidate's accomplishments in innovative research and commitments to mentorship, teaching and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion should demonstrate their potential to develop into the future leaders of their fields.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Statement of Research
- Statement of Teaching (Optional)
- Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.
- Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the first choice candidate. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/shortcuts/authorization_release_form
Reference requirements
- 3-5 letters of reference required
Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06665
Help contact: jaten@ucdavis.edu
