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Assistant/Associate Professor

Lifespan Health Research Center, Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine

(posted 01/04/08)

Wright State University, Kettering, OH

The Lifespan Health Research Center (LHRC) at Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending upon qualifications. This is a full-time research position. The successful candidate will have research interests and training that complement and/or augment those of the current faculty (e.g., epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, human biology, anatomy, physical anthropology, exercise science, biostatistics, or a related field). The LHRC conducts large, primarily family- and community-based studies of complex disease risks. These include cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, type II diabetes, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis. In particular, much of the research conducted at the LHRC is on early precursors of adult onset diseases using data from the Fels Longitudinal Study.

Education and Experience: The successful candidate will have a terminal degree in their field (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., etc.), and at least one year of post-doctoral training. For a position at the Assistant Professor level the successful candidate must have a beginning record of publication demonstrating excellence in research, and a record of grant funding commensurate with their career stage (e.g., pre- and/or post-doctoral research funding, young investigator award, etc.). For a position at the Associate Professor level the successful candidate must have an established record of publication demonstrating excellence in research, and a record of grant funding commensurate with their career stage (e.g., NIH R01 award). Also, they must currently be ranked as an Associate Professor, or currently have at least four years of experience as an Assistant Professor.

To apply, please send curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, two representative reprints of publications, and names of at least three references to:

Faculty Search Committee
Lifespan Health Research Center
Wright State University
Boonshoft School of Medicine
3171 Research Blvd.
Kettering, OH 45420

Closing date: March 1, 2008 for first consideration; open until filled.

Wright State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

http://www.wright.edu/admin/humres/employment/08y175asstassoprof.html

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