Physician-Scientist - Microbiome/Mucosal Immunology Gastroenterologist

Position Information

The Division of Gastroenterology within the University of Utah’s Department of Internal Medicine announces a new tenure-track physician-scientist faculty position in the field of the Microbiota and Mucosal Immunology. Particular areas of interest include microbiota-immune interactions, mucosal immune pathways that promote health, dietary interactions with the microbiota, or microbial metagenomics, metabolism or ecology within disease states such as inflammatory bowel diseases, liver diseases such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, or motility disorders like irritable bowel syndrome among others.

The primary criteria for selection will be excellence and creativity in research and scholarship which includes a successful track-record of publications and funding consistent with rank along with a national presence within their respective field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Successful candidates will be expected to establish a rigorous, independent translational research program while integrating seamlessly into our successful clinical program. Candidates will be expected to direct a translational or clinical research program that complements both GI and Internal Medicine goals. Candidates must have an MD or DO degree. Faculty rank will be commensurate with experience and appointments will include competitive salaries and start-up packages.

Successful applicants would join faculty within GI and would be integrated within a focused consortium of enthusiastic and well-funded faculty in Mucosal Microbiota and Immunology who are recipients of prestigious new and established investigator awards. The applicant would be part of an emerging, university supported center with a focus on microbiota and mucosal immunology that includes faculty across 13 different departments to nurture inter-disciplinary science in the microbiota field and would be intimately involved with the MAGIC (Microbiota And Gastrointestinal Immunity Consortium) Center for microbiota and mucosal oriented research. The MAGIC Center has served as the impetus for the novel MAGIC Biobank for prospective collection of human tissues/samples of GI patients for researchers throughout the University. This collective provides infrastructure to conduct gnotobiotic experiments, microbiota analysis, metabolomics, and acquisition of human samples to cultivate basic science and translational discoveries in this space.

Minimum Qualifications: MD, or DO degree, clinicians must be board certified in Gastroenterology and eligible for a Utah Medical License.

Preferred Qualifications: History of NIH or equivalent funding in an area appropriate for participation in MAGIC.

Contact for inquiries: Research Director, Dr. Nicole Frank, nicole.frank@hsc.utah.edu 

To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, a brief cover letter, and a 2 page description of anticipated research directions at: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183235

Applications reviewed upon receipt. Three references will be obtained at later request.

The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, a vibrant and progressive metropolis that sits in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain Range. This offers a truly unique mix of city life, outdoor activities and a world-class biomedical research program that houses Howard Hughes Investigators, National Academy of Science members and a Nobel Laureate. The University of Utah is adjacent to ARUP national reference laboratory, a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. Further, the Huntsman Cancer Institute is an NCI designated cancer center at the University of Utah, and provides cutting edge cancer research technologies to support clinically relevant research programs.

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