Assistant, Associate or Professor in Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research

Job Title
Assistant, Associate or Professor in Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research


Requisition Number
FE03932


Working Title

Department Name
7H016:SPINAL CORD & BRAIN INJURY RES


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Type of Position
Faculty


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Tenure Track Status
Tenure Track


Required Education

Candidates must possess a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree



Required Related Experience

None



Required License/Registration/Certification

None



Job Summary

The Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) at the University of Kentucky invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. Extramural funding is not required. Competitive start-up funds and appropriate space will be offered.

As a part of the long-standing commitment of the University and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to translationally oriented traumatic brain and spinal cord injury research, SCoBIRC offers a wealth of resources for neurotrauma research. Candidates must possess a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree.

The successful applicant is expected to develop and sustain a research program with external funding in the field of neurotrauma. This program should both complement and enhance the existing expertise within the Center. Candidates whose research augments the Center’s established strengths in preclinical spinal cord injury are of particular interest. This includes those engaged in both mechanistic and translational research in autonomic systems, chronic recovery and rehabilitation, glia, inflammation, metabolism, neural repair and plasticity, regeneration.

Interested individuals should submit a statement of research interests, curriculum vita, and the names of three references. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 15, 2024, and the search will remain open until the position is filled.



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
Yes


Preferred Education/Experience

none



Deadline to Apply

Open Until Filled
Yes


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