Open Rank Faculty – Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Hybrid schedule

Support for research

Job summary

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO invites applications for Open Rank Faculty in Emergency Medicine. Appointments at Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor levels will focus on clinical and translational research with opportunities for leadership.

Candidates must have a PhD (or MD) and a proven track record of securing extramural funding, with strong mentoring and teaching abilities.

Qualifications

• PhD and/or MD required in relevant field.
• Established independent research program with potential for extramural funding.

Responsibilities

• Publish two high-impact scholarly products annually, with leadership in at least half.
• Collaborate with Emergency Medicine faculty to obtain extramural funding and disseminate findings.
• Lead teaching and mentoring across pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and faculty levels.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Mentoring skills

Research skills

Education

PhD in a relevant field

MD degree

Job description

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Emergency Medicine

Job Title: Open Rank Faculty – Assistant Professor, AssociateProfessor or Professor

Position #00846109: – Requisition #: 39318

Job Summary:

The Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting doctoral-levelscientists across the clinical and translational research spectrumincluding basic/foundational, clinical, health services, and publichealth research. This person will serve as a key part of theresearch team in a School of Medicine clinical and translational research program. The researcher in this position will be appointedto, and build a career at, the Department of Emergency Medicine atthe University of Colorado School of Medicine at the AnschutzMedical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Academic rank will bedetermined by education, experience, and accomplishments, withopportunities for growth and development. This Department has wonnational awards for supporting the advancement women in professorranks and to leadership positions. The Department has structuredprocesses to develop academic professionals from all backgroundsand all areas of focus and expertise.

Environment:

The Emergency Department at the University of Colorado Hospital isa 55,000 square foot state of the art facility with 76 treatmentareas including a 16-bed observation unit and is a major teachingsite for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine. TheUniversityofColoradoHospital is a 600+ bed quaternary carereferral center, level I trauma center, ABA verified burn center,joint commission certified comprehensive stroke center ofexcellence and is the academic flagship of the University ofColorado Health System. Current ED patient volumes are in excess of100,000 visits per year with anticipated growth of 1-2% annually.The University of Colorado School of Medicine is located on theAnschutz Medical Campus, the largest academic medical center in theRocky Mountain Region, including six professional schools, togetherserving 4,500 degree-seeking students and approximately 6,400faculty members. Clinical staff provide more than 2 millionindividual patient visits annually. In FY2020, faculty generatedmore than $600 million in extramural funding from federal, state,and foundation sources.

Job Responsibilities include:

Scholarship Mission:

• Demonstrate academic productivity by publishing no fewer than twohigh impact products of scholarship per year, defined aspeer-reviewed manuscripts, treatise, chapters, tests or significantcurricular offerings. This person will hold a leadership in atleast half of these products of scholarship, for example, as theequivalent of first or senior author on at least one. The School ofMedicine supports Boyer's broad definition of scholarship toinclude scholarship of discovery, application, integration, andeducation. Documented achievement in products of scholarship thatmeet these standards (and are the rubric for promotion) areexpected annually.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine faculty in obtainingextramural funding, manuscript preparation and publication, andother dissemination activities such as conferencepresentations.
• Work to create and add to knowledge in a field of study, toinclude advancing new theories/principles/hypotheses, expandingupon/interpreting existing ideas, and improving the application ofthese in new settings.

Research Mission:

• Serve as Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI, or co-investigatoron research projects and experiments to advance knowledge in theirfield.
• Perform scientific grant and contract preparation,research-specific budgeting submission, periodic scientific andprogrammatic reports, and ensure rapidly closing deadlines aremet.
• Meet all regulatory and compliance guidance with integrity andengage with sponsors and colleagues in an ethical and professionalmanner.
• Conduct needs assessment, planning, implementation, evaluationand sustainment of change to meet objectives, and workcollaboratively to achieve goals.
• If pertinent, perform scientific research in a laboratory settingas relevant to area of expertise on an occasional basis, to includedemonstration of new techniques, data validation, experimentaldesign, and courses of instruction.
• Develop a professional development plan with support fromDepartment leaders that include education on innovations in theirfield.

Educational Mission (Teaching and Mentoring):

• Contribute to the educational mission of the University andSchool with didactic or experiential teaching for learners of manylevels spanning pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, or faculty.
• Mentor learners on research projects relevant to the person'sareas of expertise.
• Continue professional development and growth according topersonal needs and certification requirements, includingparticipation in faculty development

Service Mission/Administrative Activities:

• Committee membership as needed by the Department on an ad hocbasis.
• Committee responsibilities within the School of Medicine orAnschutz Medical Campus
• Participate and lead as pertinent:
• Departmental faculty meetings regularly scheduled
• Monthly Scientist Training and Intensive Mentoring (STIM) Work inProgress sessions
• Departmental research meetings
• Other project or team meetings as applicable

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days perweek on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of ColoradoAnschutz School of Medicine is dedicated to delivering superlativepatient care, providing an environment where training and educationthrive and innovation and discovery are fostered. The Department of Emergency Medicine is based at CU Anschutz inAurora Colorado. The campus is a state of the art medical campushome to the University of Colorado Anschutz Schools of Medicine,Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, the Colorado School of Public Health;as well as the University of Colorado Hospital and Children'sHospital Colorado both of which serve as major training sites forthe Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday,vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers anexcellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your grosspay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on allCU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Assistant Professor:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree.
• Established an independent research program that will becompetitive for extramural funding.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of success with extramural funding.

Associate Professor:

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 researchprogram.
• A national reputation for excellent and impactful work in theirdiscipline.

Professor:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A PhD in a relevant field and/or an MD degree.
• Repeatedly secured extramural funding.
• A robust, well developed, and extramurally funded researchprogram.
• A national reputation for excellent and impactful work in theirdiscipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Thought leader in their discipline.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong mentoring and/or teaching skills.
• Research skills specific to their discipline.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United Stateswithout requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visasponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or inthe future.

Questions should be directed to: EMED Human Resources, [e-mail]

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as HIRING RANGES:

Assistant Professor:

$99,718- $156,166

Associate Professor:

$143,226- $200,906

Professor:

$148,561- $228,000

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Colorado (CU) is an Equal Opportunity Employerand complies with all applicable federal, state, and local lawsgoverning nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed tocreating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respectand dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

ADA Statement:

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicantswith disabilities throughout the employment application process. Torequest an accommodation pursuant to the Americans withDisabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADACoordinator at [e-mail].

Background Check Statement:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated toensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff,students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conductbackground investigations for all prospective employees.

Vaccination Statement:

CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19virus and other vaccine preventable diseases. If you work, visit, or volunteerin healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliatedhospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will berequired to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillancepolicies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, orvolunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certainresearch areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, youmust enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program.