Assistant or Associate Professor (Academic Investigator)

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-eligible faculty research position in clinical research and data analysis. The Department of Emergency Medicine is led by Andrew E. Muck, MD, MBA, and includes adult care, pediatric care, and active air and ground transport programs. There is an established emergency medicine residency program and fellowships in Medical Toxicology, EMS, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Ultrasound, Research, Administration, Global Health, and Education. The UVA Health System is a 700-bed tertiary care and Level 1 trauma center with an annual ED census of 75,000, located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia, a city rated one of the best places to live in the United States. The department is seeking candidates who are focused on providing highly experienced strategic input, support, and leadership to research teams within the Department of Emergency Medicine and in collaboration with other teams, departments, organizations, and agencies. This position will be required to engage with department leadership, physicians, and others at various professional levels to negotiate, influence, and consult on a wide range of projects, protocol standards, effective and efficient research processing, and study techniques and standards. This position is expected to be a leader within the research team and communicate with the department leadership research findings, new available research, and designs and techniques that will improve data functionality, research methodologies, and other areas of research that could be of interest to the department. Furthermore, this position will be required to take primary support leadership in preparation of research outcome reports, clinical research application documentation, grant application production, and other project needs such as abstracts, biosketch reviews, poster and presentation reviews, as well as publication and documentation needs. This position will be rewarded by acknowledgement with involved research outcomes, peer-reviewed scientific publications, and, as allowed, with funding and primary investigation opportunities. Additionally, this position will be required to speak with persons individually to presentations in large groups; therefore, being comfortable and professional in these settings will be required. Qualifications The position is open to individuals with a Ph.D. or other terminal doctorate-level degree who are eligible for appointment to the University of Virginia faculty. Candidates with education in healthcare administration, data sciences, life sciences, or similar areas are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate recent applicable research in areas directly engaging emergency medicine, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, trauma biomechanics, automotive safety, epidemiology, toxicology, trauma, cardiovascular emergency, international medical activities, nursing, or other closely related fields of study. The research may be basic, clinical, or translational in nature. Candidates need to be experienced in grant writing, writing for publication, data analysis, and interpretation of data. Those with past success in NIH or similar awards, other significant external funding awards, and an extensive record of research or publications are encouraged to apply. Application Instructions Questions related to this opportunity should be directed to Shannon Hugen-Giger, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, at View email address on click.appcast.io. This position is tenure-eligible on the Academic Investigator rank. Salary, rank, and tenure are commensurate with education and experience. This position will remain open till filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment. Please apply through Interfolio. Complete an application online with the following documents: * CV * Cover Letter - please include how you learned about this position and a statement of contributions or potential contributions to the UVA Health ASPIRE Values. * Contact information for at least 3 references Upload all materials into the submission fields; multiple documents can be submitted into this one field as a merged pdf file, if needed. Applications that do not contain all required documents may not receive full consideration. For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at View email address on click.appcast.io. UVA is located in beautiful Charlottesville with easy access to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the eastern shore and the nation's Capital. Charlottesville is one of the best places to live; outdoors, vibrant town with culture, music, restaurants, excellent schools, etc. Opportunities for excellent clinical, and laboratory-based research and teaching pursuits working within the collegial work environment are available. UVA assists faculty spouses and partners seeking employment in the Charlottesville area. To learn more please visit For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see and For more information on the benefits available to faculty at UVA, visit and hr.virginia.edu/benefits. We look forward to your application. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment. The University of Virginia offers confidential Dual Career Services to partners of incoming faculty candidates. To learn more, please visit dualcareer.virginia.eduaa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a