Job Title: Professor
Location: Augusta University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 237306
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Job Information Job ID: 237306

Position: 20001117

The Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University invites applications for a tenure track position as a Professor. The Medical College of Georgia embraces a tripartite mission of education, scholarship, and administration/service activities. Successful candidates are expected to establish vigorous independent programs of extramurally funded research to complement the research strengths and goals of the department and the University. The candidate will join a vibrant and growing department focusing on various research questions of cellular signaling, neural regulation and hormonal control in a broad range of whole animal, organ and cellular model systems of cardiovascular, endocrine and renal disease. The successful candidate will receive a competitive start-up package and will be assigned lab and office space in state-of-the-art research facilities. There is a strong institutional commitment to core facilities, graduate programs, and an interdisciplinary approach that promotes collaborations both within and across departmental lines.Responsibilities The duties include, but are not limited to: Education – 10% effortParticipate in medical school and graduate school education.Research – 70% effortMaintain a high level of research productivity and consistently publish in top quality, peer-reviewed journals.Service – 20% effortContribute to institutional and national service.Required Qualifications A PhD in biomedical sciences, or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university, with postdoctoral training is required. Applicants also are expected to have teaching experience and be committed to teaching students in the Medical College and Graduate School.The final candidate will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree in the form of an original transcript. Those candidates trained by a foreign institution also will be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.All candidates must possess independent extramural funding and demonstrate the potential for its continuation.Preferred Qualifications Doctor Of Medicine from an accredited college or universityThe preferred candidate will have extensive research experience studying inflammation in health and disease.The preferred candidate will have experience serving in a leadership position/s, such as a division leader or director of a department/center.Shift/Salary Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the positionRecruitment Period: 12/8/2021 until filledReposted: 12/15/21 - 12/31/21Conditions of Employment All candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during the course of their employment and beyond.How To Apply To be considered an applicant for this position, you must apply online at http://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/faculty using the job opening number provided above.Please upload your Curriculum Vitae, Research Statement, Professional References, etc., as one document.Equal Employment Opportunity Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.Other Information This position is also responsible for promoting a customer friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. “Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner everyday with patients and families for success.”Augusta University is a tobacco free environment and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.