Associate/Assistant Professor, Molecular and Translational Imaging , Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston invites applications for a full-time Assistant/Associate Professor in The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Center for Molecular and Translational Imaging.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to investigate the cause of human disease at the genetic, cellular, and molecular levels through research, teaching, administrative activities, and other services.

Competenze

• PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree with a strong publication record.
• Expertise in preclinical imaging, immunology, and/or machine learning image analysis is highly desirable.
• Commitment to excellence, discovery, and service; potential for outstanding contributions.

Mansioni

• Perform staff management functions including interviewing, hiring, and evaluating staff.
• Manage budget planning, forecasts, and cost-control to support department goals.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and consultation to research personnel and colleagues.
• Demonstrate professional leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Delegate authority in line with standards and organizational policies.
• Identify needs and develop new programs, ensuring resources are available.
• Collaborate to define department direction and future opportunities.
• Maintain a Quality Improvement Plan and set unit standards and procedures.
• Review financial reports to reduce costs and optimize purchasing and services.
• Participate in committees and meetings; support multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Ensure ongoing interdisciplinary performance improvement and responsive follow-up.

Conoscenze

Staff management

Budget management

Coaching

Leadership

Quality improvement

Collaboration

Performance assessment

Formazione

PhD or MD/PhD

Strong publication record

Descrizione del lavoro

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Assistant/Associate Professor position in The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine(IMM), Center for Molecular and Translational Imaging.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to investigate the cause of human disease at the genetic, cellular, and molecular levels through research, teaching, administrative activities, and other services.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Performing a variety of staff management functions, including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and terminating assigned management, clinical, and support staff.
• Facilitating, reviewing, and approving the budget for UTHealth Houston, including estimates of future personnel and equipment needs; ensuring that resources are optimally utilized through participation in strategic planning and financial budgeting processes, and development of practices that achieve specific objectives and resolution of unfavorable performance variances; providing leadership and implementing strategies to provide cost-effective quality care.
• Providing coaching, mentoring, support, and consultation to research personnel and colleagues.
• Serving as a role model in professional behavior and leadership skills, problem-solving ability, and interpersonal skills.
• Delegating authority and accountability decisions that are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Identifying needs; recommending and/or developing new programs and services to meet those needs; assuring that equipment, supplies, and educational resources are available.
• Collaborating with UTHealth Houston and administration to identify future opportunities and define the direction of department services; developing and implementing plans to achieve identified goals, including efficiency and productivity.
• Maintaining an ongoing departmental Quality Improvement Plan and process consistent with the organizational Quality Management Plan; developing and implementing unit-specific standards, policies, and procedures; continuously assessing and improving assigned departments' performance while enhancing service.
• Reviewing financial reports and making appropriate modifications in UTHealth Houston to reduce costs associated with supplies, staffing, and service agreements, and/or identifying sound alternatives for purchasing equipment and supplies.
• Participating in and/or chairing committees, work groups, and meetings as appropriate.
• Assuring interdisciplinary performance improvement programs are active, maintained, and ongoing. Following up to ensure that complaints have been satisfactorily handled. Collaborating to maintain a focus on providing excellent services.

Qualifications:

The selected candidate must hold a PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree with a strong publication record.

Expertise in preclinical imaging, immunology, and/or machine learning image analysis is highly desirable.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Preferred applicants will possess active grant funding.