Assistant or Associate Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences

The Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences (BSBS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF), College of Medicine, invites outstanding applicants for two non-tenure earning, assistant or associate professor of medicine positions. These nine-month positions will have undergraduate and graduate student teaching responsibilities in the area of neuroscience in the Burnett School on main campus, as well as service at the department, college, or university level. Other aspects of the position can include mentoring students, leading undergraduate honors in the major projects, and mentoring master's nonthesis capstone projects. The anticipated start date is between May 2025 and August 2025.

As part of the UCF College of Medicine, the Burnett School has 56 full-time faculty, more than 2,000 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate students in M.S., Ph.D., and M.D./Ph.D. programs. Faculty in BSBS contribute to training a growing number of undergraduate students pursuing degrees in biomedical sciences and pre-clinical disciplines. Further information on the BSBS can be found at http://med.ucf.edu/biomed.

UCF is one of the nation's largest universities with over 70,000 students. UCF is located in Orlando, a progressive metropolitan area and a major player in high-tech industry with a top-ranked Research Park. The UCF College of Medicine's mission is to create and cultivate an environment that honors and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Ph.D. from an accredited institution in anappropriatelifesciencesdiscipline. ABD's will be considered, but all the degree requirements much be completed by the time they begin their appointment.

Candidates to be considered for associate professor rank must have been previously promoted at a prior institute of higher education and expected to have credentials consistent with promotion criteria for the Burnett School.

Preferred Qualifications:

AdegreeinNeuroscience or Molecular Neuroscience fromanaccreditedinstitutionispreferred. Prior undergraduateteachingexperience inlecturesand/orlabs at an accredited institution of higher education is preferred.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/. In addition to the online application, candidates should upload a cover letter, brief statement of teaching philosophy, current curriculum vitae, and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to Tina Chiarelli, Associate Professor of Medicine, at Tina.Chiarelli@ucf.edu.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

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Job Close Date:

Open until filled.

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as 'Open until filled' may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

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