The Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a highly accomplished, collaborative, and visionary physician-scientist to serve as Associate Professor/Professor and Associate Chair of Research.
Position Summary
The Associate Professor/Professor (Medicine) will provide strategic leadership for the Department of Medicine's research enterprise to advance research, education, and scholarly activity within the Department of Medicine, one defined by exceptional training, innovation, scholarship, and discovery. In this role, the faculty member will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the department's research portfolio to catalyze new research initiatives, increase funded awards, and support high-impact projects and publications. This position will also assess existing research space and develop forward-looking strategies and priorities for its effective allocation. Focuses on growing funded research, launching new initiatives, and supporting high-impact scholarship. Oversees assessment and strategic allocation of research space.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership and Planning: Develop and execute a comprehensive departmental research strategy that aligns with institutional priorities and supports federally funded training mechanisms, including NIH T32, K-, and R-level programs.
- Faculty Mentoring and Development: Serve as a senior mentor and training leader for postdoctoral physician-scientists and PhD researchers participating in NIH-funded training programs.
- Fostering Research Productivity and Training Integration and Seed Funding Opportunities: Identify and secure funding sources to establish internal seed grants or bridge-funding mechanisms.
- Securing External Funding: Champion and support institutional training grants (e.g., T32, K12) and multi-investigator NIH awards relevant to implementation science and translational research.
- Research Infrastructure, Compliance, and Training Environment: Ensure that research infrastructure, data resources, and compliance systems support high-quality training experiences.
- Additional Responsibilities: Monitor and Report Research Performance; Represent the Department; Support Institutional Initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
- Possess an MD, MD/MPH, MD/PhD, DO or equivalent doctoral degree.
- Experience in grant writing and management and proven track record of external funding.
- Demonstrated record of externally funded independent research, preferably including NIH funding.
- Established excellence in mentoring physician-scientists and/or PhD trainees, with evidence of trainee scholarly productivity and career advancement.
- Eligibility for academic appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior leadership or significant mentoring role on NIH institutional or career development training programs (e.g., T32, K12, KL2, or equivalent).
- Expertise in implementation science, health services research, translational research, or pragmatic clinical trials.
- Experience mentoring MD, MD-MPH, MD-PhD, or PhD postdoctoral trainees toward independent research careers.
- Demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary, team-based science and health equity-focused research.
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