Assistant or Associate Professor

UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

SCHOOL of MEDICINE

Department of Ophthalmology

UMKC’s nationally recognized Department of Ophthalmology is dedicated to advancing and promoting optimal vision health in the community and worldwide.  The Department’s Vision Research Center (VRC) integrates interdisciplinary collaborative research teams from across the UMKC campus and affiliated institutions. The faculty of the VRC focus on developing new treatment strategies to prevent vision loss and restore vision that was lost due to glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration.

The UMKC School of Medicine is a partner of the UMKC Health Sciences District. The District strives to be a premier academic health district, engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the-science health care, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. UMKC provides unique opportunities for research and health care collaboration across its Schools of: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Health Studies, and Pharmacy as well as University Health physicians, regional health care institutions, and the University of Missouri System’s

NextGen Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center.

Job Description

The Vision Research Center of the School of Medicine seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor with research experience and potential in Ocular Regenerative Medicine. The successful candidate will provide evidence and/or aptitude for externally funded projects focused primarily on regeneration in the field of ocular neuroscience, regenerative genetic therapy science, development and transplantation of bio-artificial ocular tissue, or other retinal cell regenerative medical science.

The Assistant/Associate Professor will join a well-known and highly successful team of eye research faculty engaged in pioneering collaborative discoveries.  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• MD/PhD or PhD (or other doctoral degree) in a field of science relative to research in ocular regenerative medicine
• At least 2 years of experience working in a research group focused on eye / vision research
• Extensive experience in lab based experimentation in ocular regenerative medical science, cell-based therapy development or cyto-therapy
• Demonstrated success or potential for success in obtaining external funding as Principal Investigator or co-Investigator.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications, experience and evidence of success in externally funded research. This is a 12-month, benefit-eligible, full-time (1.0) tenure-track faculty appointment eligible for promotion and tenure.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Missouri provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.