Open Rank Faculty – Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor
University of Colorado
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Job summary
Qualifications
- A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree.
- Experience with obtaining external research funding.
- Prior completion of a post-doctoral fellowship program is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Lead collaborative research projects as Principal Investigator.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and engage ethically.
- Demonstrate academic productivity by publishing research findings.
Skills
Education
Job description
Emergency Medicine
Open Rank Faculty – Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor
The Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting doctoral-level scientists across the clinical and translational research spectrum, including basic/foundational, clinical, health services, and public health research. This person will serve as a key part of the research team in a School of Medicine clinical and translational research program. The researcher in this position will be appointed to, and build a career at, the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Academic rank will be determined by education, experience, and accomplishments, with opportunities for growth and development. The Department has won national awards for supporting the advancement of women in professor ranks and leadership positions and has structured processes to develop academic professionals from all backgrounds and areas of focus and expertise.
The University of Colorado has a mentoring culture and an extensive infrastructure for education, training, and career development. The successful candidate will have access to multiple learning opportunities and ways to build their research career over time, increasing the impact of their work. A candidate may want to work predominantly in research on a team or build a track record toward more of an independent research career as a team scientist or as a principal investigator or continue to advance their own independent research agenda. In all cases, in addition to the planned work, the candidate will co-develop a career development plan for their own professional growth.
This position will combine a focus on the Department research team’s existing funded work and also allow opportunities for the candidate to pursue and lead specific new analyses or projects. More senior candidates would be expected to lead more of their research efforts; all candidates will be expected to be collaborative team members.
We seek candidates with excellent training and experience with research using quantitative or qualitative data and appropriate methods. We would especially welcome candidates with some exposure to clinical data, injury/mortality/morbidity data, administrative claims, community epidemiologic data, multivariable models, repeated measures, and longitudinal data. Current project areas include epidemiological studies of clinical interventions and modifiable factors that lead to poor outcomes among injured populations; prevention and treatment of acute illness; clinical and educational interventions that may improve patient outcomes; dissemination and implementation science; and improving methods to diagnose and treat patients with a variety of injuries and predict specific health outcomes.
Ideal candidates will have some interest or experience in educating and mentoring; obtaining external research funding from federal and philanthropic sources; creating and disseminating products of scholarship including peer-reviewed publications and non-traditional scholarship. Candidates with methodological skills and analytic experience are welcome from all methodological backgrounds, including health services research, behavioral or social sciences, epidemiology, sociology, demography, economics, community psychology, and public health. Prior research experience in emergency medicine and prior completion of a post‑doctoral fellowship program are desirable but not required.
The Emergency Department at the University of Colorado Hospital is a 55,000 square foot state‑of‑the‑art facility with 76 treatment areas, including a 16‑bed observation unit, and is a major teaching site for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine. The University of Colorado Hospital is a 600+ bed quaternary care referral center, level I trauma center, ABA‑verified burn center, and joint‑commission certified comprehensive stroke center of excellence, and is the academic flagship of the University of Colorado Health System. Current ED patient volumes exceed 100,000 visits per year with anticipated growth of 1–2 % annually.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus, the largest academic medical center in the Rocky Mountain Region, with six professional schools serving 4,500 degree‑seeking students and approximately 6,400 faculty members. Clinical staff provide more than 2 million individual patient visits annually. In FY2020, faculty generated more than $600 million in extramural funding from federal, state, and foundation sources.
The research enterprise in the Department is excellent, ranking the Top 10 for NIH and DoD funding nationally with a large team of professional research assistants, program managers, research scientists, and independent investigators, supported by administrative, finance, and grant‑support staff.
- Demonstrate academic productivity by publishing no fewer than two high‑impact products of scholarship per year (peer‑reviewed manuscripts, treatises, chapters, curricula, or significant curricular offerings). The candidate will hold a leadership position in at least half of these products, such as first or senior author on at least one.
- Collaborate with emergency medicine faculty in obtaining extramural funding, manuscript preparation and publication, and other dissemination activities such as conference presentations.
- Advance new theories, principles, hypotheses, and improve the application of knowledge in new settings.
- Serve as Principal Investigator, Co‑PI, or co‑investigator on research projects and experiments to advance knowledge in the field.
- Perform scientific grant and contract preparation, research‑specific budgeting submission, periodic scientific and programmatic reports, and ensure rapid deadline compliance.
- Meet all regulatory and compliance guidance with integrity and engage with sponsors and colleagues in an ethical and professional manner.
- Conduct needs assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of change to meet objectives, and work collaboratively to achieve goals.
- When pertinent, perform laboratory research relevant to the area of expertise on an occasional basis, including demonstration of new techniques, data validation, experimental design, and instruction.
- Develop a professional development plan with support from Department leaders, including education on innovations in the field.
- Contribute to the educational mission with didactic or experiential teaching for learners at many levels (pre‑doctoral, post‑doctoral, or faculty).
- Mentor learners on research projects relevant to the candidate’s expertise.
- Continue professional development and growth according to personal needs and certification requirements, including participation in faculty development.
- Committee membership as needed by the Department on an ad‑hoc basis.
- Committee responsibilities within the School of Medicine or Anschutz Medical Campus.
- Participate and lead as pertinent:
- Departmental faculty meetings (regularly scheduled)
- Monthly Scientist Training and Intensive Mentoring (STIM) Work‑in‑Progress sessions
- Departmental research meetings
- Other project or team meetings as applicable
Hybrid – eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in‑person meetings.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine is dedicated to delivering superlative patient care, providing an environment where training and education thrive and innovation and discovery are fostered.
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10 % of gross pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
- Vacation Days: 22 per year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15 per year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 11 per year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
- Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree. Established an independent research program that will be competitive for extramural funding.
- Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of success with extramural funding.
- Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree. Successfully secured extramural funding.
- Preferred Qualifications: A robust, well‑developed, and extramurally funded research program; a national reputation for excellent and impactful work in their discipline.
- Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree. Repeatedly secured extramural funding. A robust, well‑developed, and extramurally funded research program. A national reputation for excellent and impactful work in their discipline.
- Preferred Qualifications: Thought leader in their discipline.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong mentoring and/or teaching skills.
- Research skills specific to their discipline.
For full consideration, please submit the following documents:
- A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position
- Curriculum vitae / Resume
- Five professional references including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address
Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. The University is unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.
Questions should be directed to: EMED Human Resources, EMED.HumanResources@ucdenver.edu.
This position may be seeking multiple candidates. Positions will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and candidates may be contacted for interviews throughout the posting period. Upon candidate(s) selection, the posting will be closed, and no further applications will be accepted.
Hirring Ranges: Assistant Professor: $99,718–$156,166; Associate Professor: $143,226–$200,906; Professor: $148,561–$228,000.
The above salary ranges represent the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation unless it is non‑exempt.
Total compensation includes generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions. For a full total compensation calculator, visit http://www.cu.edu/node/153125.
The University of Colorado (CU) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students, and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.
CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID‑19 virus and other vaccine‑preventable diseases. If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety‑sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program.
Faculty
Aurora
Full‑time
Mar 17, 2026
Ongoing
EMED Human Resources
EMED.HumanResources@ucdenver.edu
00846109
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