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Chair of the Department of Neuroscience

Posted 08 Jan 2025

Employer

University of Kentucky

Location

Lexington, Kentucky

Contact

Follow this link for the application: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/565095

Successful applicants must undergo a national background check and pre-employment drug screen upon being offered employment, as required by the University of Kentucky Human Resources. The University of Kentucky is an Equal Opportunity University. Individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, women, and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants should apply through the University of Kentucky job posting (https://medicine.uky.edu/departments/neuroscience). Questions and inquiries can be directed to John Gensel, co-chair of the search committee at gensel.1@uky.edu or Doug Andres, co-chair of the search committee at douglas.andres@uky.edu.

All applications will be handled securely, sensitively, and confidentially.

Description

The College of Medicine seeks a visionary chair with a successful record of achievement in academic research in neuroscience or appropriately related fields. Exceptional accomplishments as a researcher and academician are a must, as the chair’s duties will include continuing the research program as well as supervising and maintaining academic activities.

The predominant criteria for appointment include a national reputation for research and the proven ability to mentor faculty while training future leaders in neuroscience. A successful candidate will be a nationally prominent academic leader and role model with an established record of excellence in research, education, and mentorship.

The successful candidate should demonstrate strong leadership skills as a listener, decision-maker, humanist, and an effective advocate for the department and its faculty. The ideal candidate will have outstanding research credentials, including an extramurally funded research program and track record of research productivity, a history of administrative leadership, and/or significant evidence of potential for such leadership. The candidate should have experience developing collaborative initiatives and the personal characteristics needed to promote, foster, and facilitate the trust of colleagues and the broader University faculty. The successful applicant should demonstrate impeccable integrity and be an effective communicator. 

Prior extensive administrative experience as a department chair, vice chair, or director of graduate studies or equivalent is preferred.

The position is open until filled; however, applications will be reviewed beginning in February 2025. Please submit by this date to ensure full consideration.

ANTICIPATED DUTIES

This position is established in keeping with the mission statement of the UK College of Medicine.

Mission Statement

The College of Medicine promotes an environment that provides excellence in education, compassionate health care, and transformative research to improve the health and wellness of Kentuckians and beyond.

Scope of Role

As an oversight position, the chair of neuroscience will ensure that department faculty work in conjunction with one another and with other groups across the college and campus, sharing research resources whenever possible. 

This will also include administrative, teaching, laboratory, and mentoring support. The chair will work closely to maximize the net yield of each project and avoid separation or duplication of work in multiple isolated units.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Grow the department research faculty and research portfolio and provide oversight for the department's research portfolio
• Facilitate faculty mentoring in research
• Facilitate an environment of collaborative research and conduct, including maintaining records of accomplishments and facilitating the acquisition of external funding
• Continue independent research in line with the goals of the department
• Publish in peer-reviewed literature as an author and co-author
• Provide oversight for the department's educational portfolio
• Participate in and advocate for quality teaching programs for all learners within the department
• Assign faculty to teaching roles and manage the distribution of  educational assignments among faculty
• Mentor faculty in various professorial series and oversee the academic development and productivity of the department

Requirements

Professional Experience/Qualifications:

• Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent
• Outstanding national/international reputation in neuroscience research, including a strong history of extramural funding and current extramural funding
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with preference for previous experience in administrative positions in an academic medical center setting
• Proven record of recruitment, mentorship, and retention of talent
• Demonstrated track record of teaching undergraduate and medical students, as well as research training for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows