Assistant Professor - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Department:
SOM KC Neurology

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Alzheimer's Disease Center Faculty
Position Title:
Assistant Professor - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
The University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC) is seeking a full-time researcher to join our growing team. The successful candidate will join a fast-growing and tightly integrated ADRC team. The KU ADRC is a National Institute of Aging (NIA) designated center, one of only 33 in the country, and a national leader in AD research, education, and care. Our vision is to impact the lives of every patient and family dealing with Alzheimer's in the region and across the state of Kansas. We are a comprehensive center at the forefront of clinical trials, lifestyle intervention trials, drug and translational research, and basic science research. Our research enables us to also provide leading edge clinical care and support for dementia caregivers. In addition, we provide a wide variety of both public education and training opportunities for the workforce of tomorrow.
Job Description:
Required Qualifications

Education: PHD

Job Duties Outlined:

• Be directly involved with training graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants.

• Participate in service related to the department (internal committees, leading journal club, etc.).

• Develop your research program which includes successfully competing for external research grants to maintain and expand funding for your program.  As part of your research activities, you are expected to enter mutual research collaborations with other investigators.

• Collaborate with other researchers to leverage KU resources.

• Publish quality peer-reviewed research at a rate that is commensurate with benchmark data for your rank and discipline.

• Present findings at national, international, and regional meetings.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here .

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time