Professor Jobs in Jacksonville, FL

AST/ASO PROF

Candidates should have a doctoral degree (PhD, PharmD, etc.) in a field related to emergency medicine/acute care/resuscitation science.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville invites applications for an up-to full-time research faculty at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We are seeking a dynamic researcher who will establish an independent and extramurally funded clinical research program of outstanding quality and assist with ongoing funded projects. Candidates may have backgrounds in disciplines such as toxicology, pharmacy, emergency medicine, emergency medical services, or critical care. This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a vibrant academic community and contribute to advancing acute care/resuscitation science/emergency medicine research within a supportive interdisciplinary environment.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a high-impact, funded research program that aligns with the department’s focus on pain management, emergency medical services/prehospital care, clinical toxicology, pharmacogenomics, asthma, precision emergency medicine, and other related fields, including partnering with clinicians in a multidisciplinary approach to conduct patient-focused, translational research. The candidate will be expected to pursue funding from a wide variety of sponsors, including industry, foundation and federal sponsors.

The Department is developing a core of researchers engaged in clinical research to build collaborative and interdisciplinary research centered around emergent/critical care topics that complement the already established research strengths of the Department and College of Medicine – Jacksonville at large. Early career candidates should have a promising publication record as well as post-doctoral research experience. Mid-career candidates are expected to have demonstrated the ability to obtain extramural research funding as a principal investigator.

UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country. Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.

To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visithttps://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.

Salary and academic appointment commensurate with experience; benefits are excellent.

Candidates should have a doctoral degree (PhD, PharmD, etc.) in a field related to emergency medicine/acute care/resuscitation science.

Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of experience conducting research in emergency medicine/acute care/resuscitation science and a proven track record in receiving funding from diverse sources, including industry, foundation and federal sponsors.

The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.