Associate Professor - Cell Biology

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

The majority of your effort will be devoted to developing a high-profile and innovative research program to investigate basic mechanisms of inner ear development with implications for genetic diseases and regenerative based therapies of the auditory system.
Scholarship is of paramount importance. You will be expected to devote 75% of your total professional effort to research and related scholarly activities, in particular, to secure extramural research funding, publish research in excellent peer reviewed journals and frequently present at national and international meetings. You will be encouraged to participate as a co-investigator in relevant collaborative grants where your research background will strongly support the overall goals of the project. Quality rather than quantity of publications is stressed.
You will be expected to devote between 10% total professional effort to teaching. In keeping with the School of Medicine Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure, you are expected to participate in teaching, and teaching to medical and graduate students. You will be expected to provide appropriate training, supervision and mentorship to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and technical staff who assist with your research projects. You will be expected to participate in graduate school teaching, which will include lectures and small group sessions, as required by the specific graduate programs that you have membership. Additionally, you will be expected to participate in some medical school teaching. Quality rather than quantity of teaching is emphasized and teaching will not occupy a substantial amount of your time, and a majority of research-intensive faculty teach less than 10 hrs. per year. It is expected that all faculty serve on departmental, graduate, medical school and/or university committees.

You will be expected to devote between 1% and 25% of your total professional effort to professional service.  In keeping with the School of Medicine Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure, you are expected to participate in service to the institution and your profession, such as committee work and other administrative service, conference organization, peer review, limited patient care activities and other citizenship activities.

The Department takes faculty mentoring seriously and is committed to providing a supportive environment in which all faculty will flourish. Each faculty member before receiving tenure (mentee) chooses her/his own mentoring team of 2-3 people who will help to guide their progress, from answering questions about setting up a lab and hiring staff to navigating Emory's administrative systems, budget issues, grantsmanship, CV review, promotion and/or tenure readiness, etc. Once established, a mentee / mentoring team will be advised to set goals, discuss relevant SOM deadlines for submission of materials for promotion and/or tenure, and map a timeline for moving forward with regular meetings (at least 1 per year) to track progress, update goals, and address any concerns as they arise. The makeup of a mentoring team may be changed, as needed, at any time as requested by either a mentee or mentor. The chair of the department faculty development committee should be informed of any such changes before they are finalized. Any problems perceived by either a mentee or mentor that may require intervention beyond the mentoring committee should immediately be brought to the attention of the department chair.

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