Overview
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Department of Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, within the Department of Surgery, is recruiting a tenure track faculty member on the Investigator Track at the rank of Assistant Professor at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month position.
The successful applicant is expected to develop an independent research program and apply for extramural grants. The research area should focus on bioethics and health services research within the field of organ transplantation and organ donation. Empirical research interest in ethical issues is preferred. No formal teaching is expected.
Applicants should have a PhD or DSc (or equivalent) and a record of scholarship in bioethics, skills in collaborating across disciplines, and a strong commitment to team-based research. This successful individual will be dedicated to collaborating with the Director of Transplant Outcomes Research with a particular emphasis on ethics to help build the research portfolio in the Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science, and in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society. The applicant will be expected to establish or continue their own independently funded research program (R01 or equivalent). The applicant should be collaborative and collegial. Tenure and additional leadership opportunities and resources will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will receive start-up funds, research support, and a competitive salary.
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center is the largest transplant center in the US by volume. The Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science is home to many research and clinical strengths (e.g., transplant access and outcomes, data analytics and augmented intelligence, precision immunosuppression, organ preservation technology, and deep tissue phenotyping) and is primed to expand into new areas. At the institutional level, the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health supports bioethics research through the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society; outcomes research through the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research; and collaborating Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy. VUMC hosts robust core facilities, including biostatistics, implementation science, and database management and analysis.
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC functions at the global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. Our community of individuals come together each day to try to change the world. We recognize excellence, promote innovation, and encourage everyone to realize their full potential. We actively seek diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading. VUMC’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest with a description of experience, research interests, and career goals, and curriculum vitae to Elisa Gordon, PhD, MPH, Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Ethics and Society, Director of Transplant Outcomes Research, at (elisa.gordon@vumc.org). To learn more about the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, visit its website, and about the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, visit its website.
About Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
