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Tenure Track Position in Clinical Bone Research
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Tenure Track Position in Clinical Bone Research
Wake Forest University School of Medicine invites applications to fill an open rank, tenure track position with an individual conducting clinical bone research with an interest in research leadership in musculoskeletal health. The candidate will connect with the nation’s leading translational aging research program and strong clinical programs in orthopedics and trauma. We are particularly interested in those working in the areas of:
- Fracture prevention
- Interactions between bone and other organs and organ systems
- Life course perspectives on bone health
- Bone health in the context of obesity treatment
Wake Forest University School of Medicine has a highly collaborative, research-intensive faculty and offers a dynamic environment for cutting edge multidisciplinary research. The rich collaborative environment includes many nationally recognized research entities including: the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, two NIA funded centers (Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center), the Division of Public Health Sciences, an NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), the Center for Precision Medicine, and the WFU Primate facility which houses a breeding colony that includes aged animals. In addition, the incumbent will interact closely with Atrium Health’s Musculoskeletal Institute, a leading interdisciplinary clinical program focusing on orthopedics, joint and bone health.
Additional information is available at
https://school.wakehealth.edu
Applicant Qualifications:
Candidates should hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree in a relevant field. In addition to growing and maintaining a robust, internationally recognized research program and working in a team science environment across the translational spectrum, successful candidates will be expected to contribute to teaching and mentoring of students/trainees and to support an inclusive culture that welcomes diversity of experience and thought. Start-up package, laboratory space, salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Applicants will be appointed to the department best aligning with their program
Applying:
Applicants should submit (1) a letter with statement of interest, (2) a complete curriculum vitae, and (3) a description of their current/future research program via the online application system. Application materials may also be emailed to T.K. at tkhounth@wakehealth.edu.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school. It WFUSM has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
The WFUSM serves as the academic core for Advocate Health – the 5th largest non-profit health system in the U.S. Our Enterprise serves over 6 million patients with facilities in seven states across the Southeast and Midwest (AL, GA, IL, NC, SC, WS). Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations; offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs; and is committed to equitable care for all providing nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for all. WFUSM is home to nationally- and internationally recognized research in Alzheimer’s Disease, Aging and Mobility, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity, Cancer, Neurosciences, and Regenerative Medicine. Research excellence, coupled with a robust Informatics data infrastructure, clinically integrated implementation science efforts, and a firm commitment to the promotion of health equity renders the WFUSM a rich environment for breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and improvements in quality of life. We are in a phase of unprecedented growth and evolution, opening a second medical school campus in Charlotte, and recruiting over 40 new research-intensive faculty to bolster our commitment to growing our Academic Learning Health System.
***Advocate Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or source of payment.
ABOUT US
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always
Tenure Track Position in the Immunology of Aging
Wake Forest University School of Medicine invites applications to fill an open rank, tenure track position with an individual studying immune system aging. The candidate will connect with a leading translational research program seeking to improve human health through a better understanding of aging biology. We are particularly interested in those working in the areas of:- translational models of immune aging
- immune aging in humans
- interventions to optimize immune responses based on a mechanistic understanding of aging
- innate immunity at the interface of the aging adaptive response
- computational biology of the aging immune system
Wake Forest University School of Medicine has a highly collaborative, research intensive faculty and offers a dynamic environment for cutting edge multidisciplinary research. The rich collaborative environment includes many nationally recognized research entities including: the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, two NIA funded centers (Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center), the Division of Public Health Sciences, an NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), the Center for Human Genomics, the Center for Vaccines at the Extremes of Aging, and the WFU Primate facility which houses a breeding colony that includes aged animals as well as the long-term care and study of animals surviving high-dose irradiation in the NIAID Nuclear Countermeasures Program.
Additional information is available at
https://school.wakehealth.edu
Applicant Qualifications:
Candidates should hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree in a relevant field. In addition to growing and maintaining a robust, internationally recognized research program and working in a team science environment across the translational spectrum, successful candidates will be expected to contribute to teaching and mentoring of students/trainees and to support an inclusive culture that welcomes diversity of experience and thought. Start-up package, laboratory space, salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Applicants will be appointed to the department best aligning with their program.
Applying:
Applicants should submit (1) a letter with statement of interest, (2) a complete curriculum vitae, and (3) a description of their current/future research program via the online application system. Application materials may also be emailed to T.K. at tkhounth@wakehealth.edu.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school. It WFUSM has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
The WFUSM serves as the academic core for Advocate Health – the 5th largest non-profit health system in the U.S. Our Enterprise serves over 6 million patients with facilities in seven states across the Southeast and Midwest (AL, GA, IL, NC, SC, WS). Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations; offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs; and is committed to equitable care for all providing nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for all. WFUSM is home to nationally- and internationally-recognized research in Alzheimer’s Disease, Aging and Mobility, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity, Cancer, Neurosciences, and Regenerative Medicine. Research excellence, coupled with a robust Informatics data infrastructure, clinically integrated implementation science efforts, and a firm commitment to the promotion of health equity renders the WFUSM a rich environment for breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and improvements in quality of life. We are in a phase of unprecedented growth and evolution, opening a second medical school campus in Charlotte, and recruiting over 40 new research-intensive faculty to bolster our commitment to growing our Academic Learning Health System.
***Advocate Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or source of payment.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always
Tenure Track Position in Translational Research in Bone/Joint Healing
Wake Forest University School of Medicine invites applications to fill an open rank, tenure track position with an individual conducting translational research focused on the prevention and treatment of infection, healing and repair of bone, joints, and soft tissue management. The candidate will collaborate closely with national leaders in orthopaedic research, with particular interest in orthopaedic trauma, periprosthetic infection, and regenerative medicine. The Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute has strong clinical programs in musculoskeletal care, including orthopaedic surgery, primary care sports medicine, physical therapy. We are particularly interested in those working in the areas of:- Surgical site and periprosthetic infection: prevention and treatment
- Soft tissue management and healing (muscle, skin, wounds)
- Bone and cartilage healing
- Innovative treatments to promote healing
Wake Forest University School of Medicine has a highly collaborative, research intensive faculty and offers a dynamic environment for cutting edge multidisciplinary research. The rich collaborative environment includes many nationally recognized research entities including: the Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, two NIA funded centers (Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center), the Division of Public Health Sciences, an NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), the Center for Precision Medicine, and the WFU Primate facility which houses a breeding colony that includes aged animals. Additional information is available at https://school.wakehealth.edu.
Applicant Qualifications:
Candidates should hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree in a relevant field. In addition to growing and maintaining a robust, internationally recognized research program and working in a team science environment across the translational spectrum, successful candidates will be expected to contribute to teaching and mentoring of students/trainees and to support an inclusive culture that welcomes diversity of experience and thought. Start-up package, laboratory space, salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Applicants will be appointed to the department best aligning with their program.
Applying:
Applicants should submit (1) a letter with statement of interest, (2) a complete curriculum vitae, and (3) a description of their current/future research program via the online application system. Application materials may also be emailed to T.K. at tkhounth@wakehealth.edu.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school. WFUSM has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
The WFUSM serves as the academic core for Advocate Health – the 5th largest non-profit health system in the U.S. Our Enterprise serves over 6 million patients with facilities in seven states across the Southeast and Midwest (AL, GA, IL, NC, SC, WS). Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations; offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs; and is committed to equitable care for all providing nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing – for all. WFUSM is home to nationally- and internationally-recognized research in Alzheimer’s Disease, Aging and Mobility, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity, Cancer, Neurosciences, and Regenerative Medicine. Research excellence, coupled with a robust Informatics data infrastructure, clinically integrated implementation science efforts, and a firm commitment to the promotion of health equity renders the WFUSM a rich environment for breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and improvements in quality of life. We are in a phase of unprecedented growth and evolution, opening a second medical school campus in Charlotte, and recruiting over 40 new research-intensive faculty to bolster our commitment to growing our Academic Learning Health System.
***Advocate Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or source of payment.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always
ABOUT US
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.
Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always