The Department of Neuroscience in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida (UF) invites applications for a Vice Chair of Clinical Translational Research. The University of Florida is the flagship campus of the State of Florida University System and is ranked as the #7 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 Department offers a rich academic environment in molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience. We are seeking an individual who has an established extramurally funded research program that complements the significant strength in fundamental neuroscience research in the department and who can bring unique expertise in human subjects/clinical trials approaches.  Core areas of research strength in the department include neurodegeneration and injury, brain aging and cognition, and neuropsychiatric disease and substance use disorders. Beyond the department, excellent opportunities exist to collaborate with Ph.D. and M.D. physician-scientists through the College of Medicine and Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute. The successful candidate will be part of an academic community that prioritizes innovation, creativity, and collaboration, and that fosters each individual’s professional goals.

The successful candidate will be tenured at the Associate or Professor rank in the Department of Neuroscience in the College of Medicine. This individual will have proven track record of collaboration and possess the skills to grow clinical translational research in the department as well as contribute to our robust educational mission.

The Department of Neuroscience is the second-oldest neuroscience department in the country. 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.