The Gazes Cardiac Research Institute in the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina is seeking applicants for a tenured-track faculty position of Assistant/Associate Professor. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an externally funded research program focused on the mechanisms mediating complex cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death and will be expected to integrate their research program into the highly collaborative and supportive existing research program. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or M.D. in a related field and rigorous postdoctoral experience leading to publications in top tier journals. The Gazes Cardiac Research Institute represents a cohesive group of 7 nationally funded investigators whose labs are well equipped to perform state of the art basic and translational cardiovascular research. Areas of current expertise include factors affecting adult cardiac hypertrophic growth, gene regulation, translational and post-translational modification events, cardiac fibrosis, remodeling following MI and pressure overload, diastolic dysfunction, and cardiac conduction system biology and remodeling.
Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vita, a detailed statement of research plans, 3 representative publications and the names and contact information of three references via the MUSC employment website by clicking APPLY NOW and entering requisition ID 048268 on the site. Documents may be appended into a single pdf to form one document in order to meet the MUSC Human Resources on line space limitation.
Inquiries regarding this position can be sent to: Donald Menick, Ph.D., Director, Gazes Cardiac Research Institute via menickd@musc.edu.
Review of Applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
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