Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics

Description

The University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics invites applications for Vice Chair for Research. Applicants at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor are encouraged to apply.

As part of its mission to provide excellence and innovation in patient care, the UVA School of Medicine engages talented researchers and trainees, and promotes and facilitates cutting-edge biomedical research. The School of Medicine consistently attracts some of the nation's most prominent researchers to develop fundamental scientific breakthroughs that can be translated for the benefit of patients across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Recent major research highlights and accolades

The Vice Chair for Research is expected to:

·       Engineer evolution toward a more optimal basic, translational, clinical and community-based research environment

·       Assist in the development of the Child Health Research Center (CHRC) as a superior research center 

·       Work with the CHRC Director and Chair to update the strategic plan for research and develop focused areas of research advancement, and to run Research Day

·       Foster development of our pipeline of young investigators by:

·       Develop a departmental K-club (or encourage participation in institutional K-clubs)

·       Encouraging participation in K-and R- grant writing workshops and other similar programs offered at an institutional level to optimize results

·       Ensure all K and initial R grants go through a process of initial review (akin to mock study section) at a departmental level

·       Develop with the chair a pilot funding proposal to support preliminary data gathering for the most promising young investigators

·       Develop support and training services for researchers at all levels (including managing grants and their finances (pre- and post-award), lab management)

·       Ensure that every grant application and every PI gets the required support to ensure the best chances at successful funding

·       Support faculty that are bridged by reviewing grant applications, review scoring and summary statements, and making recommendations for bridging

     support. 

·       Develop a plan for bridge funding (with the Chair): who gets this and for how long

·       Ensure that the research community in the department remains informed of research grant opportunities

·       Ensure availability of a core pool of CRCs with fair distribution across divisions, and a consistent process of CRC training and competency assessment,

     niche expertise development, and professional advancement

·       Ensure access to biostatistics support

·       Work with the Chair on strategic research hires, particularly with respect to growing destination centers and centers of excellence, and NIH funding

Annually, the Chair and the Vice Chair for Research will agree on 2-4 metrics, achievement of which will make you eligible for incentive compensation; these goals may be assigned as part of the Department Annual Review with the Dean’s Office. You will continue to be eligible for clinical and academic incentive compensation plans in place in the Department of Pediatrics.

UVA Health is a world-class academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, Level IV NICU, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center.  UVA is the number 1 rated Children’s Hospital in Virginia. Founded in 1819 as just the 10th medical school in America, the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA School of Medicine) – with 21 clinical departments, 8 research departments, and 6 research centers – consistently attracts some of the nation’s most prominent researchers to develop breakthrough treatments that benefit patients around the world. Those research efforts are backed by more than $230 million in grant funding.

Qualifications

The position is open to individuals with a M.D./D.O.  or Ph.D. degree and candidates must be eligible for appointment to the University o