Assistant/Associate Professor — Cardiovascular Research

UTMB Faculty Group Practice; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor to support the Galveston Heart Study, leading operations and quality-improvement initiatives within a large cardiovascular cohort. The role emphasizes translational research, imaging, and population health collaboration across UTMB and external partners.

The position offers opportunities for scholarly work, grant development, and dissemination at regional and international meetings, with a focus on multidisciplinary teamwork and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in clinical or translational research.
• Experience in cardiovascular research, imaging, epidemiology, outcomes research, or related fields.
• Strong record of scientific productivity with peer‑reviewed publications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a co-investigator on the Galveston Heart Study and contribute to study design, recruitment, data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination.
• Lead research initiatives focused on cardiac imaging within population health and cardiovascular prevention.
• Oversee day-to-day research operations for efficient, high-quality activities.
• Develop quality improvement initiatives translateable into scholarly research and external funding.
• Participate in clinical, translational, and population-based cardiovascular research projects.
• Contribute to manuscripts, presentations, grant development, and dissemination at conferences.
• Foster multidisciplinary collaborations across UTMB and external partners.
• Mentor trainees, staff, fellows, residents, and junior investigators as appropriate.
• Support strategic growth and national visibility of the Galveston Heart Study and Sealy Heart & Vascular Institute.

Skills

Clinical research

Translational research

Cardiovascular imaging

Data analysis

Scientific writing

Education

MD/DO/PhD required

Job description

UTMB Health seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor to support the Galveston Heart Study, leading operations and quality-improvement initiatives within a large cardiovascular cohort. The role emphasizes translational research, imaging, and population health collaboration across UTMB and external partners.

The position offers opportunities for scholarly work, grant development, and dissemination at regional and international meetings, with a focus on multidisciplinary teamwork and mentorship.