The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, is seeking a highly motivated clinician scientist with a collaborative spirit who is interested in basic, translational and clinical research in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and/or related chorioretinal disease. Faculty rank and tenure is commensurate with qualifications and achievements.   

Responsibilities and duties for this position will include active participation in research, resident education and patient care with at least 50% time dedicated to research. The candidate will be expected to establish an externally funded research program and participate in our rich environment for advances in diseases of vitreous, retina, and choroid within the Department, the Callahan Eye Hospital, and the UAB vision community at large.

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has 46 full-time clinical and research faculty and is based in the Callahan Eye Hospital (CEH), part of the UAB Health System. The Department is 5^th in the Blue Ridge ranking for current NIH-funded research for ophthalmology departments nationwide and has received unrestricted grant support from Research to Prevent Blindness since 1988. More detailed information about the Department can be found at https://www.uab.edu/medicine/ophthalmology/.

UAB hosts a highly collaborative vision research community supported by an NIH core grant for 37 years. This interdisciplinary group spans ophthalmology and visual sciences, engineering, epidemiology, neuroscience and optometry and is centered around a shared laboratory, clinical, and translational research environment. Research strengths in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences include age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy research spanning cell biology, stem cell biology, pathology/pathobiology, functional testing, high-resolution imaging, epidemiology, and health services.

UAB is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.

Spanning more than 100 city blocks, UAB is the state of Alabama’s largest single employer with some 23,000 employees and has an annual, state-wide economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion. U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks 13 UAB graduate programs among the nation’s top 25 and 10 UAB specialties were ranked among the nation’s top 50 in the magazine’s 2017-2018 Best Hospitals report. UAB research expenditures are at a record high, exceeding $562 million in FY17, and UAB ranks 15th in federal funding nationally among public universities (top 4 percent) and 31st overall (top 5 percent). In NIH funding, UAB ranks 8th among public universities (top 2 percent) and 23rd overall (top 4 percent) with more than $244 million.

Birmingham earned its Magic City moniker as a booming steel city in the late 19^th century but lately the magic comes from the city’s transformation as a dining, arts, and sports mecca and urban renewal hotspot characterized by wide ethnic/racial cultural diversity.

In tandem with our institution’s strong diversity efforts, UAB encourages candidates from underrepresented minorities to apply.

Interested applicants will apply online at: http://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/5307

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.

In addition, physicians and other clinical faculty candidates who will be employed by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) or other UAB Medicine entities, must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen to be hired.