Vice Chair, Vision Research & Ophthalmology

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); In loco; USD 250.000 - 350.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center seeks a Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Ophthalmology to provide strategic leadership and grow the department's research program in vision science. You will expand extramural funding, recruit and mentor faculty, and accelerate discoveries to prevent and treat eye disease.

Reporting to the Department Chair, you will oversee budgets, space, and shared resources, while building collaborations within UT Southwestern and beyond to

Competenze

• PhD/MD-PhD or equivalent doctoral degree.
• Eligible for appointment as Associate Professor or Professor at UT Southwestern.
• Nationally or internationally recognized leader in vision science or a closely related field.
• Record of sustained extramural funding, including NIH or equivalent peer-reviewed support.
• Strong record of high-impact publications and scientific achievement.
• Experience leading successful research programs, shared resources, and research infrastructure.
• Proven success mentoring laboratory-based research faculty.
• Demonstrated success building collaborative research teams and shared research infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to advancing innovation, collaboration, mentorship, and excellence in ophthalmic and vision research.

Mansioni

• Define and execute a bold strategic vision for the Department's research programs.
• Recruit, mentor and retain outstanding research faculty, fostering an environment that supports innovation, collaboration and sustained success.
• Expand and diversify the Department's portfolio of externally funded research through federal, foundation and philanthropic support.
• Lead and oversee the competitive renewal of the NEI P30 Vision Research Core Grant, oversee the RPB Challenge Grant, and direct the upcoming application for an RPB Unrestricted Grant.
• Steward departmental research resources through strategic oversight of budgets, spending, laboratory space and shared infrastructure, working with institutional research offices to strengthen grant administration and ensure compliance.
• Forge strategic collaborations across UT Southwestern, drawing on its exceptional scientific strengths, to position the Department as a leading hub for vision science research.
• Strengthen the scientific distinction of the Department's research program by leading the annual Southwestern Vision Science Summit, Vision Science Seminar series and other scientific programs.
• Collaborate with education leadership to expand meaningful research opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and medical students.
• Track, evaluate and elevate departmental research performance using clear measures of grant funding, publication impact, faculty development and national recognition.
• Champion the Department's research mission within UT Southwestern and nationally through institutional committees, strategic initiatives, federal agencies, foundations and professional organizations.

Conoscenze

Vision science leadership

Extramural funding (NIH)

High-impact publications

Leadership of research programs

Mentoring research faculty

Collaborative research leadership

Shared research resources & infra

Strategic planning & program dev

Communication & organizational skills

Commitment to ophthalmic/vision R&D

Formazione

Doctoral degree (PhD or MD/PhD)

Eligibility for Associate Professor or Professor at UT Southwestern

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center seeks a Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Ophthalmology to provide strategic leadership and grow the department's research program in vision science. You will expand extramural funding, recruit and mentor faculty, and accelerate discoveries to prevent and treat eye disease.

Reporting to the Department Chair, you will oversee budgets, space, and shared resources, while building collaborations within UT Southwestern and beyond to