Emergency Medicine Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (50% Regular Series / 50% In-Residence Series)

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting two full-time research faculty members at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Each position consists of a joint appointment in the Regular Series (50%) and In-Residence Series (50%). The anticipated start date is July 1, 2027. We seek investigators who will build independent, externally funded research programs and contribute to the Department's missions in education, mentorship, service, and academic leadership.

The Department is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Large database and population-based research, including causal inference, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, outcomes research, and analysis of large clinical or administrative datasets.

Addiction medicine and substance use research, including opioid-related research and translational, clinical, public health, policy, implementation, or community-based approaches.

Applicants must possess a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in health, epidemiology, or a related discipline. Additional training through a formal postdoctoral fellowship or substantial prior research experience is preferred. Candidates should demonstrate potential for independent external funding at the Assistant Professor level or a sustained record of external funding at the Associate or Full Professor level.

Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain active, externally funded research programs; engage in teaching, mentorship, and scholarly training of medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty; participate in departmental, university, and professional service activities; and contribute to the academic mission of the Department through research, education, leadership, and community engagement. Expectations for research, teaching, professional competence, university and public service, and academic leadership will be commensurate with rank and consistent with advancement in both the Regular and In-Residence academic series.

The UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine provides comprehensive emergency services to a large urban and referral population as a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and EMS base station. The Department maintains a strong research infrastructure and consistently ranks among the nation's leading emergency medicine programs in NIH funding. Departmental research resources include administrative, grant writing, analytical, laboratory, regulatory, and seed and bridge funding support. Areas of complementary strength include trauma and neurological emergencies, opioid research, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, social determinants of health, and implementation science. UC Davis also serves as a Hub in the SIREN and PECARN emergency care research networks.

PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in health, epidemiology, or a related discipline.

Demonstrated record of scholarly productivity and potential to develop and maintain an independent research program.

Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse academic environment.

Demonstrated ability to adhere to institutional policies and procedures.

Additional training through a formal postdoctoral fellowship or substantial prior research experience.

Demonstrated potential for independent external funding at the Assistant Professor level or a sustained record of external funding at the Associate or Full Professor level.

Research expertise in large database or population-based research, including causal inference, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, outcomes research, or analysis of large clinical or administrative datasets.

Research expertise in addiction medicine or substance use research, including opioid-related research and translational, clinical, public health, policy, implementation, or community-based approaches.

Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain collaborative research programs within an academic medical center.

• 3-5 letters of reference required

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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