"Research Faculty - Department of Surgery/Division of Trauma Critical Care and Burn Surgery (Open Rank/Track)"

Position Overview

The Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn Surgery is seeking highly qualified PhD level candidates to join its cutting-edge research team. The Division, within the Department of Surgery, wishes to expand its breadth of basic and translational research. Using a foundation of clinical care across trauma, complex emergency general surgery, and high-volume surgical critical care, we seek funded researchers who can leverage this clinical excellence and access to patients and biospecimen samples into basic and translational scientific success. Expertise in sepsis, inflammation, infection, and immune cell function is a plus. The Division has a strong track record of publication, grant writing, and funding, which we seek to expand by creating a collaborative science model between our clinicians, clinician-scientists, and scientists.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes, plans, designs, implements and conducts research studies; develops and writes grant proposals to seek and obtain extramural funding to support research program; obtains and maintains NIH R01 or equivalent funding;
• Writes and publishes research in high quality peer reviewed, scientific journals; attends and makes presentations of research at national and international scientific conferences; develops national and international scholarly reputation;
• Instructs and mentors junior scientists, doctoral and postdoctoral students, medical students, residents and fellow trainees; participates in department, college and university committees and initiatives.

Requirements

• PhD or MD/PhD in an applicable field
• Postdoctoral research experience in basic science research
• Proven ability to write scientific reports and publish in scientific, peer-reviewed journals preferred
• Current, active extramural grant funding (equivalent to NIH R01)
• Academic experience a plus
• Qualify for academic appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with previous training and experience

Department/Division Overview

The Department of Surgery, led by Dr. Timothy Pawlik, boasts a broad array of clinical, research and educational opportunities. The department is home to multiple R01 funded researchers, several training grants, and with over $15.5M in NIH funding, was ranked #11 in the Blue Ridge Rankings among departments of surgery nationally. Our investigators collectively occupy over 25,000 square feet of laboratory space within and around the medical center campus.

Formed in 2006, the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burn provides surgical care for multiple trauma, burns, urgent and emergent general surgery conditions and surgical critical care. The clinical, translational and basic science research efforts of our clinical scientists and dedicated basic science researchers investigate sepsis, trauma and surgical emergencies. The division has multiple NIH funded translational surgeon-scientists with a track record of development from mentored awards to independent scientists.