Description
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology
Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals
The Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and University Hospitals (UH) is seeking an accomplished and innovative scientist with academic leadership experience to join our department as the Vice Chair for Research. It is preferred but not required that this individual has scientific research in one of our strategic research areas (immunology, cancer or neurodegenerative diseases). The Vice Chair will work across the department's divisions and with all of the Department's strategic research areas to develop basic and translational research programs and the infrastructure to facilitate research success. The Vice Chair will foster faculty recruitment, faculty research mentoring, grants development efforts, planning for research facilities, space and shared equipment, and philanthropic support. The Vice Chair will represent the Department in interdepartmental research development efforts for core facilities, large grants with interdepartmental collaborations, School of Medicine research policy and management, and collaborations with programs aligned with our strategic research areas (Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and others).The Department includes ~120 faculty organized into 6 divisions with over 40 basic science research faculty and ~70 academic clinical faculty including physician-scientists. The Department is in the top 13 Pathology Departments in the U.S. for NIH funding. The PhD program has over 60 students and three constituent training programs (Immunology, Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease, each of which has an associated NIH T32 training grant). Other training programs include two MS programs, a Pathology residency, and five clinical fellowship programs.
The Department includes ~120 faculty organized into 6 divisions with over 40 basic science research faculty and ~70 academic clinical faculty including physician-scientists. The Department is in the top 13 Pathology Departments in the U.S. for NIH funding. The PhD program has over 60 students and three constituent training programs (Immunology, Cancer, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease, each of which has an associated NIH T32 training grant). Other training programs include two MS programs, a Pathology residency, and five clinical fellowship programs.
Candidates must hold a PhD, MD or MD-PhD with a strong NIH-funded research program and a record of academic leadership. Academic accomplishment should be consistent with appointment as Associate Professor or Professor (with national or international professional recognition).
Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, statement of leadership record and goals, and names of 3 referees.
