| Job Description: |
The College of Medicine at the University of Florida (UF) invites applications for multiple open-rank, tenure-track faculty positions. The University of Florida is the flagship campus of the State of Florida University System and is ranked as the #6 best public US university according to US News and World Report. The University of Florida Health Sciences Center is the country’s only academic health center with six health-related colleges on a single, contiguous campus. The Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Neurology offer a rich academic environment in clinical, molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience. Excellent opportunities exist to collaborate with Ph.D. and M.D. physician-scientists through the McKnight Brain Institute and Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory (CAM Center). The successful candidates will be part of an academic community that prioritizes innovation, creativity, and collaboration, and that fosters each individual’s professional goals.
One Assistant Professor-level tenure-track hire will join the Department of Neuroscience in the College of Medicine. The Department of Neuroscience is the second-oldest neuroscience department in the country and ranks among the top 5 in NIH research funding. The successful candidate will be positioned to develop an innovative research program that complements or expands existing strengths in normal cognitive aging or the neurobiology of aging. UF is committed to being on the leading edge of research and development in artificial intelligence and neuroscience researchers who can interface with, and contribute to, this initiative are particularly encouraged to apply. We seek highly collaborative colleagues, who will conduct outstanding, extramurally supported research, and who are excited to contribute to our growing training programs.
One Associate/Full Professor hire will join the Department of Neurology, Psychiatry or Neuroscience and receive an endowed Clinical Translational Research Chair supported by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation. The successful candidate will have an M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or Ph.D. and oversee a rigorous research program aimed at translating basic science discoveries into clinical application for slowing or averting cognitive decline in older adults. The successful candidate will join CAM Center leadership to pursue the overarching mission of advancing our understanding of brain aging in order to develop approaches that will help people age with optimal cognitive and functional capacity throughout the lifespan.
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| Preferred Qualifications: |
Complete an application online and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information or three references. The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately and preference will be given to applications received before December 1, 2024. For further information about the positions, the scope of the search, and the application process, please contact Dr. Burke at burkes@ufl.edu.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: |
Attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information for three references.
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This is a time limited position.
This posting will fill multiple positions
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