Assistant Research Professor, Center for Diabetes Technology

University of Virginia • Charlottesville, VA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Diabetes Technology (the "Center") at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is seeking an Assistant Professor of Research on the Research Faculty – Independent (RF-I) faculty track to join our Center. The candidate should be a researcher/scientist with a strong commitment to improving the understanding of disease in persons with diabetes by promoting fundamental research and/or developing new diabetes technologies that will serve as the basis for new preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in engineering or a related field and a successful track record in translational and engineering research, with a preference for diabetes technology. The compensation and recruitment package will depend on the candidate's qualifications. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. The Center is directed by Prof. Boris Kovatchev, PhD, a world-renowned researcher in the field of diabetes technology and data science. He is actively involved with Center projects and with the direction of all Center faculty. The Center's Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research is Dr. Daniel Chernavvsky, MD, a physician with a long-standing track record in advanced artificial pancreas (AP) studies and diabetes technology industry. Prof. Sue Brown, MD, leads the clinical aspects of the Center's work, including some of the largest randomized AP clinical trials in the World. The Center has successfully completed three pivotal trials aiming for regulatory clearance of a new AP System developed at the Center in different age groups, all published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Currently, the Center has several NIH RO1 grants and long-term industrial arrangements for type 1 and type 2 diabetes research. The Center is translational in nature, focusing on continuity from vision, to research, to execution of clinical trials - an approach that allows our faculty to experience all aspects of the development of viable therapies. The Center has a significant association with the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and the Schools of Engineering and Applied Science and Data Science. The primary appointment for the successful candidate will be with the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Medicine. The Center faculty will provide mentoring for an Assistant Professor of Research, leading towards independence in translational and engineering research. The position provides a unique opportunity to align research interests with clinical translation in an effort to implement state-of-the-art, evidence-based preventive strategies and treatment opportunities for persons with diabetes.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in engineering or related field
• Successful track record in translational and engineering research
• Demonstrated scholarship in the field of diabetes technology
• External funding track record
• Experience in multidisciplinary research group

Nice To Haves

• Preference for diabetes technology research

Responsibilities

• Improving the understanding of disease in persons with diabetes by promoting fundamental research and/or developing new diabetes technologies that will serve as basis for new preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies.
• Conducting translational and engineering research, with a preference for diabetes technology.
• Engaging in research aligned with clinical translation to implement state-of-the-art, evidence-based preventive strategies and treatment opportunities for persons with diabetes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree