Asst. Professor - Medicine jobs in Connecticut

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Job Title:Asst/Assoc/ Full Professor

Department:10000-Dean's Office - Med

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

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Search #:2023-291

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Recruiter:Smith, Joyce L.

University of Connecticut School of Medicine and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine joint faculty position

 

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine (UConn Health) and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX-GM) are seeking to recruit a talented physician-scientist for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in any area of biomedical research. Applicants should have an MD or MD/PhD degrees and a commitment to basic or translational research.

 

The successful candidate will hold a tenure track appointment in the appropriate academic department at UCH and a faculty appointment at JAX-GM. S/he may also be cross-appointed with the University of Connecticut Institute for Systems Genomics. The unique combination of rich research capabilities and a dynamic and emerging interdisciplinary environment provides an opportunity to create a truly transformative research program.

 

This position is supported by an initiative established by the State of Connecticut to bolster biomedical research on the Farmington campus. The successful applicant will perform clinical duties (if any) at UConn Health and conduct laboratory research at JAX-GM.

 

Applications should be submitted via this website: http://jobs.uchc.edu (search number: 2023-291) with a cover letter, research statement, and curriculum vitae. Applicants at the Assistant Professor level should arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent on their behalf to uchjaxsearch@uchc.edu. Candidates at the Associate Professor or Professor level should provide a list of three references, who will only be contacted if the process approaches the offer stage. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

 

Direct enquiries to Se-Jin Lee (uchjaxsearch@uchc.edu).

 

UConn Health and JAX-GM are affirmative action employers, in addition to EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employers.

 

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow. 

All Workforce Members are required to have or obtain a COVID 19 vaccination as a term and condition of employment to work in a UConn Health facility, unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. All new Workforce Members shall be required to provide proof of their vaccine status prior to the start of their employment. All records of vaccinations and approved exemptions will be maintained by Employee Health Services.  Additional information regarding this policy may be found at https://health.uconn.edu/covid-provider/mandatory-vaccination/ 

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