Exciting opportunity to grow and lead a highly unique research program in the nation's only full department of Integrative Medicine in a medical college. This is a senior research/ clinical research position at the Associate Professor or Professor level, with proven track record in translational research. The position requires a highly collaborative approach with faculty and staff within the department and across the Jefferson enterprise. The research focus of the department is to test innovative and integrative therapies and models of care with a strong emphasis on mechanism of action. Therefore, expertise in one of the following domains is required for this position: 1) Advanced imaging protocols with fMRI and/or PET; 2) Genomics protocols; and/or 3) Inflammatory and immune markers. Wet lab space is available for this position, if needed, along with other research resources such as MRI and PET. Position reports directly to department Chair.

Qualifications

Either a combination MD/PHD or MD alone with substantive translational research expertise is required for this position. In addition, a strong track record as Principal Investigator in designing, completing, and publishing translational clinical trials is required. The position also requires the ability to manage and grow a research team within in a clinical environment.

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing