Posting Details
Position Information
School/College
School of Medicine
Title
Heersink School of Medicine-Open Rank-Surgery (Cardiothoracic)
Assignment Category
Full-Time
Rank
Open Rank
Tenure Status
Open Tenure
Payroll Status
Faculty 12
Job Description
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, is recruiting a PhD scientist or surgeon-scientist with a strong track record in cardiovascular health services and outcomes research to serve in a joint appointment supporting the Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
This position is designed to enhance the research mission, mentorship infrastructure, and extramural funding portfolio of both divisions through leadership in cardiovascular outcomes science, registry-based research, clinical trials methodology, and health services investigation.
The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership in cardiovascular outcomes and comparative effectiveness research, registry-based and real-world evidence generation, clinical trial design and statistical methodology, implementation science and quality improvement, and grant development and multi-center collaborative research.
A substantial portion of the candidate's effort will be dedicated to independent and collaborative research leadership, grant writing, and mentorship of faculty, residents, fellows, and trainees across both divisions. Protected research effort and infrastructure support will be provided commensurate with experience and funding.
The remaining effort may include teaching, program development, and service activities aligned with the candidate's expertise and career goals.
The Divisions of Vascular Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at UAB offer highly collaborative, clinically integrated environments with strong institutional support for outcomes research, clinical trials, and registry science. The successful candidate will play a central role in advancing the cardiovascular research enterprise across both divisions.
Key responsibilities include:
Lead independent cardiovascular outcomes and health services research programs.
Maintain a strong record of extramural funding, particularly NIH support.
Collaborate with vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, biostatistics, and population health investigators.
Mentor surgical faculty, trainees, and junior investigators in research design, analysis, and manuscript preparation.
Support division-wide and departmental research strategy and infrastructure.
Contribute to institutional research initiatives, registries, and clinical trials.
Interested candidates should submit their current CV and letter of interest.
To apply online: https://uab.peopleadmin.com/
Required Qualifications
Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D.
Nationally recognized expertise in cardiovascular outcomes or health services research.
Demonstrated record of independent extramural funding, preferably NIH.
Strong publication record in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.
Experience mentoring trainees and junior faculty.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F2811P
Open Date
03/25/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
