Emergency Medicine Research Faculty - Assistant & Associate Or Full Professor

Overview

EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH FACULTY - ASSISTANT & ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR

Job No: 532867

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Jacksonville Campus

Categories: Executive/Director/Management, Medicine/Physicians

Department:  - JX-EMERGENCY MEDICINE-JAX

The University of Florida Department of Emergency Medicine - Jacksonville is seeking a full-time board-certified emergency physician leader with experience in federally funded research and industry clinical trials. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the department is one of the oldest and well-established Emergency Medicine programs in the country. Tenured and non-tenured academic multi-mission tracks are available dependent on applicant experience and background.

Responsibilities include research, patient care, and teaching. This position will be supported by a robust existing departmental research infrastructure with protected time and potential for transition to an assistant or associate chair leadership position.

UF Health Jacksonville's clinical campus includes a 639-bed urban teaching hospital, Level 1 Trauma Center, pediatric emergency and observation units, regional poison center, and a simulation center. The department supports a residency program and fellowships in pediatric emergency medicine, ultrasound, research, education, and patient safety. UF Health North is a 200+ bed hospital with a 35-bed ED. Additional clinical sites include freestanding EDs and UF Health Wildlight Urgent Care.

The combined sites see over 195,000 ED visits per year. The UF Health Health Science Center in Jacksonville includes Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing, and the Center for Data Solutions. For more information visit the UF Health Jacksonville fact sheet (link provided in original posting).

This position offers opportunities to expand the current emergency medicine research portfolio and provides vision and leadership for the department’s continued growth as a national leader in federally funded grants (NIH, HRSA, CDC, SAMHSA, etc.) and industry-sponsored studies. Current research areas include pain management, adult and pediatric EMS, pediatric asthma, heart failure, pharmacogenomics, posttraumatic sequelae, toxicology, sepsis and infectious diseases.

The Division of EM Research manages approximately 80 projects and 60 active IRBs with about $9 million in annual funding from federal, private foundation, and industry sources. It includes a Biosafety Level 2 laboratory for specimen processing/storage. A full team of clinical research staff supports operations seven days a week, with roles including an PhD associate director, an assistant director of clinical trials, IRB/REDCap coordination, coordinators, program managers, and interns.

The division administers the Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) and the Florida EMSC State Partnership Program. Ongoing cross-campus collaborations and multi-university networks are active.

Minimum Requirements: MD/DO and board-certified emergency physician leader with experience in federally funded research and industry clinical trials.

Preferred Qualifications: A history of successful clinical research (funded or unfunded) in an emergency medicine setting is preferred.

Special Instructions To Applicants: The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. Please provide a letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae. Questions may be directed to Dr. Phyllis Hendry, Associate Chair of Emergency Medicine Research, dry.edu or . An official transcript will be required upon hire; foreign degrees must be evaluated by a NACES-approved credential service.

For further information about UF Health Jacksonville and UF Health North, see the links provided in the original posting.

Expected Salary: Salary and academic appointment are negotiable; benefits are excellent.

UF Health in Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside of Gainesville, with extensive clinical sites and inpatient/outpatient activity. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. and compliance with Florida's Sunshine Law and Public Records laws. If accommodation for disability is needed to apply, contact the provided numbers in the original posting.

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