2 positions: ASSISTANT or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Dept. of BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, Tenure-Eligible / UMKC SCHOOL of MEDICINE

The UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

SCHOOL of MEDICINE

Department of Biomedical Sciences

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is designated as an R1 top tier research university by the Carnegie classification of institutions of higher education. The UMKC Medical School is a partner of the UMKC Health Sciences District. The District strives to be a premier academic health district, engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the-art experiences in research and education for the next generation of health care professionals. UMKC provides unique opportunities for research and health care collaboration across its Schools of: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Health Studies, and Pharmacy as well as University Health and Children's Mercy Hospital physicians, regional health care institutions, and the University of Missouri System's NextGen Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center.

The Department of Biomedical Sciences enhances biomedical and translational science education for medical students and works to develop research programs in key biomedical disciplines. Building a strong foundation in biomedical sciences is essential for training well-rounded healthcare professionals able to address complex medical issues. As the department has matured over the past 26 years, we have also focused on developing research programs in specific biomedically related disciplines and engaging in medical research breakthroughs which benefit the entire health care industry and our students.

https://med.umkc.edu/departments/academic-clinical/biomedical-sciences/

The Department of Biomedical Sciences has open positions for 2 faculty members at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor or tenure-eligible Associate Professor. The successful candidates will have a key role in serving to expand our translational science or clinical research program by adding research strengths in problems of relevance to rural and medically underserved health conditions.

Candidates must have expertise in research areas relevant to rural health including addiction, mental health, neurodegeneration, maternal fetal health, neonatal health, and diabetes. Candidates with expertise or demonstrated potential for broad areas of relevance to basic and/or translational research are invited to apply. Expertise in "Omics" with emphasis on proteomics to collaborate with our new state-of-the-art NIH-supported proteomics core is a benefit but not required. Candidates may have other additional synergistic research foci including but not limited to, behavioral/cognitive neuroscience, infectious disease, artificial intelligence/big data analyses.

Primary responsibilities include maintaining an active extramurally funded research program, mentoring the research projects of graduate and undergraduate health sciences and professional students, residents, and fellows. The successful applicants will be expected to work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment. Successful experience or demonstrated potential for teaching research methodology or mentoring research projects, basic science topics and in obtaining extramural research funding is desired.

The anticipated initial distribution of workload will be 70% Research, 20% teaching, 10% service until the candidate has established their research program. workload may be adjusted due to rank and current sustainable research projects. Tenure-eligible candidates that garner sufficient extramural funding can increase their research workload. Workload duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching duties include research methodology for health professions, statistics, bioinformatics, "Omics", microbiology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, neuroscience, immunology.
• Mentoring the research projects of residents, medical and graduate students; mentoring graduate level journal clubs.
• Teaching duties will be assigned based on the expertise and areas of interest to the faculty member.
• Service includes serving on department, School of Medicine, or university committees and/or student support.

Examples include Faculty Meeting Committee, Student Research Committee, Research Advisory Committee, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Institutional Review Board, medical, physician assistant interviewing committee

M.D. or Ph.D. or MD/PHD disciplines relative to the job description

• To be considered for an Associate Professor rank, applicants must provide demonstrated accomplishment in externally funded research, an externally recognized professional reputation in your research area as evidenced by peer reviewed publications, presentations at national and international meetings, invitations to serve on grant review or program review committees, successful record of teaching, and a history of service to the medical profession and/or a prior university community.

Salary will be commensurate with rank, credentials, experience, and evidence of success in obtaining external research funding. These are ranked 12-month, full-time benefit-eligible tenure-track or tenure-eligible faculty appointments (1.0 FTE) with opportunity for promotion.

Our academic schedules and workloads provide for a positive work/life balance.

To be considered, you must apply online at www.umkc.edu/jobs, click in Academic Positions (Job Opening ID 56990).

Please combine all application materials (personal letter of interest and applicable experience with accompanying curriculum vitae and a current list of professional references) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as your resume attachments. Limit document name to 50 characters and do not include any special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

• If you are experiencing technical problems during application, please email umpshrsupport@umsystem.edu .
• For questions about the position, please contact umkcfacultysearch@umkc.edu including the Job Identification number 56990 and name of the position.
• Reasonable accommodations may be requested during the application and recruitment process. If you need an accommodation, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.

Review of applications begins upon receipt. Positions will remain open until qualified candidates are hired.

UMKC is a public, urban, research university with more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. It is part of the larger University of Missouri System. Our university is committed to being a model urban university that is recognized for our partnerships with surrounding urban communities to effectively foster a healthy, safe, and more economically secure quality of life. https://www.umkc.edu/

Kansas City is a vibrant community with an affordable cost of living. Our UMKC campuses are centered in the hubs of business activity, cultural arts, (some great barbeque and ethnic cuisine!) and health science research engagement for both campuses. As one of the largest cities in Missouri, we are home to national championship sports teams, a rich history of cultural arts and music, NASCAR racing, a new international airport, and a community that is very engaged with and supportive of our university initiatives. Our beautiful state has rolling hills, rivers, lakes, and long bike/hiking trails for those that enjoy time in the great outdoors. Kansas City offers something for everyone! https://www.visitkc.com/

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 816-235-6910.