Posting Details

Position Information

School/College
School of Optometry

Title
School of Optometry-Associate Professor/Professor-Optometry and Vision Science

Assignment Category
Full-Time

Rank
Associate Professor

Tenure Status
Tenure Track

Payroll Status
Faculty 12

Job Description

The School of Optometry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a Tenure-track Assistant, Associate or Professor faculty position. We seek applicants whose clinical, translational, or basic science research focuses on vision science. The school's research program broadly includes cellular and molecular biology of the eye, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, genetics, stem cell biology, biomedical optics and imaging, dry eye and contact lens, myopia, concussion, psychophysics and other topics. Current research strengths and opportunities include the study of hereditary retinal degenerations, retinal physiology, glaucoma, ocular surface diseases (dry eye), the development of refractive errors, biomedical imaging, visual brain function, and visual rehabilitation. Broader institutional strengths include neuroscience, aging, obesity, precision medicine, public health and health policy, and large-scale collaborative patient-based research. There is a significant opportunity in clinical research growth.

Faculty rank and tenure status will be commensurate with the successful candidate's academic qualifications, skills and experience. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree (OD, PhD, MD, or in combination) and have a track-record of research funding.

Successful candidates are expected to develop and sustain an innovative research program with funding support. Candidates are also expected to advance and contribute to the educational, service, and clinical missions of the school.

This is an exceptional opportunity to pursue scholarly advances in knowledge and discovery related to the eye and vision and to engage in the education of optometrists and vision science graduate students at one of the leading optometry institutions in the country. The University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Optometry is located within the university's Medical Center where a lively multidisciplinary collaborative environment flourishes with established platforms for excellence in translational and patient-based research.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must have a doctoral degree (OD, PhD, MD, or in combination) and have a track-record of research funding. Successful candidates are expected to develop and sustain an innovative research program with funding. Candidates are also expected to advance and contribute to the educational, service, and clinical missions of the school.

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants with current/ past leadership experience, or a desire to contribute to academic leadership in a meaningful way, are highly desired.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
F2663P

Open Date
06/20/2025

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Pre-employment Background Check

A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.

Drug/Nicotine Screen (if applicable)