Faculty.Professor.Professor - Full-Time
About The Position
The Department of Otolaryngology and the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center (PHRC) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are recruiting a leader in hearing research for a full-time, tenure-stream faculty position at the Professor level. We welcome candidates who advance our mechanistic understanding of hearing, and/or who work on the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of hearing loss and related disorders. Exceptional Associate Professor candidates with a clearly emerging leadership profile will also be considered. The faculty position is within the vibrant and highly interactive basic, translational and clinical; neuroscience research community of the University of Pittsburgh, including the Department of Neurobiology, the UPMC Vision Institute, the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative disorders and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Successful candidates will join an active auditory research community with diverse colleagues across the University of Pittsburgh and the adjacent Carnegie Mellon University whose research spans human clinical and behavioral research, auditory cognitive neuroscience, and systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience.
Requirements
- PhD, MD/PhD, or MD in neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, cognitive and neural systems, computational science, communication science, bioengineering, genetics, epidemiology, data science, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of experience as an established scientist.
- Minimum of five years of experience leading a robust, independent research program focused on hearing, hearing loss, or related disorders.
Nice To Haves
- Exceptional Associate Professor candidates with a clearly emerging leadership profile will also be considered.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead an independent research program advancing gene therapy approaches for congenital hearing loss.
- Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral researchers, residents, and staff.
- Foster collaboration and promote synergy between basic and translational research initiatives across the University.
Benefits
- Generous start-up package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
