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

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Job Title:

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

Department:

Medicine | Surgery Colon and Rectal

Faculty – Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burn (Open Rank/Track)

 

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Wexner Medical Center seek a PhD or MD/PhD researcher to join the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burn. Academic rank and track commensurate with academic record and experience.

 

This position is 100% research.

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