Assistant/Associate/ Research Professor of Medicine

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis invites applications for an Assistant/Associate/Research Professor of Medicine in Cardiovascular Medicine. The position emphasizes cardiovascular research using diverse experimental approaches, including rodent physiology and molecular biology, within a collaborative division.

Faculty will contribute to discovery and translational work aligned with IU SoM strategic goals to improve health equity in Indiana.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree required; faculty rank for scientist-track position is open (Assistant, Associate, Research Professor) based on qualifications and experience.

Education

Terminal degree

Job description

Title Assistant/Associate/ Research Professor of Medicine Specific Title Appointment Type Scientist Track Faculty Department IUSM - Cardiovascular Medicine Campus IU School of Medicine Indianapolis Position Summary

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine strives for excellence in research, education, and patient care. The division’s physicians, staff members, and learners work to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease for Hoosiers, offering the highest quality care and fostering innovation that fuels better health for the people of Indiana and beyond. The division has multiple research laboratories, programs, and clinical trials conducting studies in various aspects of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, there are ACGME-approved cardiology training programs in cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, heart failure, and adult congenital heart disease.

This position will utilize a broad range of cardiovascular experimental approaches, including advanced rodent CV physiology models and molecular biology techniques. This combination of physiologic, surgical, molecular, and translational expertise represents an important capability that will strengthen cardiovascular research within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.

This will directly contribute to the IU School of Medicine Strategic Plan of accelerating discovery and clinical translation. This role will partner with faculty to help develop and execute rigorous cardiovascular phenotyping and preclinical studies. Depending on the needs of individual projects, this could include consultation on experimental design and model selection; development and implementation of cardiovascular disease models; advanced echocardiographic and hemodynamic phenotyping; cardiovascular surgical models; ex vivo physiology; tissue and molecular analyses; and integration of physiologic models with genomic and multi-omic approaches.

IU School of Medicine is committed to being a welcoming campus community and we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to robust learning and working environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to improve health equity and well-being for all throughout the state of Indiana.

Basic Qualifications

Candidates should have a terminal degree. The faculty rank for this scientist-track position is open (Assistant, Associate, Research Professor) and will be determined based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Department Contact for Questions

Miranda Lockwood

Additional Qualifications Special Instructions Priority Application Review Deadline 10/14/2026 Expected Start Date 11/01/2026 Posting Number IUSM-02509-2026