"Clinician Investigator - General Internal Medicine"

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Utah is seeking candidates for faculty clinician investigators. Faculty rank and track is dependent upon the qualifications of the applicant. Start-up funding is available to establish the investigator in the Division of General Internal Medicine until an independent program is established and/or a career-development award is obtained. These funds are available for salary and program support during the first three years of the appointment to ensure sufficient protected research time to allow the establishment of an independent research program and/or receipt of a career development award.

The Division of General Internal Medicine is building a robust, multi-faceted research program. Currently, the Division of General Internal Medicine has a history of clinical research in thrombosis, hypertension, and women's health and has also been an institutional leader in quality improvement and value-driven outcomes projects. Candidates should be interested in establishing an independent research program that builds on the strengths of the Division and adds new dimensions to our current portfolio. The University of Utah has numerous, robust resources that are available for research collaboration outside of the Division of General Internal Medicine. These include the Department of Population Health Science, the other Divisions of the Department of Internal Medicine, the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and the Veterans Affairs Hospital. We also strongly encourage interdisciplinary collaboration with the Colleges of Nursing, Health, and Pharmacy as well as research that will capitalize on existing community partnerships.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a medical degree, be ABIM certified or eligible, and have post-doctoral research training, such as a General Medicine or equivalent clinical research-focused fellowship.

Please submit a CV and letter of interest. Apply online here: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/162687

Contact for inquiries: Molly Conroy, M.D., MPH, Professor and Division Chief c/o Enrique Gonzalez, enrique.gonzalez@hsc.utah.edu

The University of Utah is in beautiful Salt Lake City, which offers an outstanding quality of life in a metropolitan area of 1.5 million residents, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah's great outdoors are nearby, offering world-class skiing, hiking, and mountain biking activities in the spectacular surrounding canyons. The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan, with theater, the arts, sports, and nightlife. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system, downtown, library system, and increasing diversity. Salt Lake City is home to sizable Latinx and immigrant populations (21.5% and 11.5% of residents, respectively). More than a third of Utah's ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years, and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority-minority district, with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee, headquartered in Salt Lake, is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States. Per capita, Salt Lake City has the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the US and, among large US cities, has the highest percentage of same-sex couples (26 percent) raising children.

The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.