Professor and Vice-Chair for Research

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Professor and Vice-Chair for research of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized, outstanding scientist with demonstrated success in research, teaching, graduate training and service to the academic community.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ortho/) is one of 24 Departments and 23 Centers in the Medical School, which has $157 million in research expenditures.

The Department has a major clinical program and research interests in sports medicine and trauma. The new Vice-Chair will be provided with substantial resources to significantly grow the research effort of the department. The Search Committee is particularly interested in Investigators with research programs in regenerative medicine and / or materials science as they relate to orthopedics.

The Medical School has a strong, rapidly growing program in Stem Cell biology and Regenerative Medicine located at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (http://www.uthouston.edu/imm/), where the successful candidate may be cross appointed.

The Medical School is located within the Texas Medical Center, which includes the UT Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine and UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Applications should include a letter of interest, a Curriculum vitae, a bibliography and the names of at least three references and should be sent by email to: ms.ibp.applicantsuth.tmc.edu

or addressed to Dr. John F. Hancock, Chair of the Orthopaedic Surgery Search Committee, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, P.O. Box 20708, Houston, TX 77225.

The University of Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/D/V.