: Asst / Assoc / Professor of Medicine

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: ASST / ASSOC / PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

Employer
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary
Negotiable based on experience
Closing date
12 Apr 2024
Discipline
Biomedicine
Job Type
Faculty Member
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Permanent
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia
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The Indiana University School of Medicine is seeking a faculty member at any rank for a tenure track position. The candidate should be a creative, independent and energetic individual to direct the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy (ICBM), a 25-year-old core facility whose mission is to promote the effective use of advanced forms of optical microscopy by Indiana University researchers.
The Director will lead a team that provides state-of-art microscopy capabilities to more than 70 Indiana University investigators,100 NIH-funded projects and 3 NIH Centers. As described on the Center website, (http://web.medicine.iupui.edu/icbm/) the ICBM is equipped with two Leica confocal/multiphoton microscopes, an Olympus confocal/multiphoton microscope, an ISS Fast-FLIM/confocal system, a Nikon live-cell spinning disk confocal microscope, two Akoya Phenocycler (CODEX) multiplexing microscope systems and a Keyence BZX800 high-content/high-throughput imaging system. Quantitative image analysis is supported with four computer workstations devoted to image analysis (Metamorph, FIJI, Autoquant, Imaris, Halo and Amira).
The successful candidate will be expected to:
1. Oversee Center operations, supervising two full-time PhD imaging specialists, who manage Center services, equipment maintenance, system repairs and service billing.
2. Interact and collaborate with an active community of researchers, provide expert advice in experimental design, facilitate development of new techniques and participate in the preparation of manuscripts.
3. Contribute to proposals for research funding, help researchers identify appropriate imaging approaches, facilitate the collection of crucial preliminary data and provide text and letters of support.
4. Develop and realize a strategic vision for service development based upon advances in technology and the evolving needs of the Indiana University research community.
5. Prepare internal and external grants for acquisition of new imaging equipment.
6. Promote the development and support the operation of novel microscopy cores for NIH Center grants.
7. Promote the opportunities of the Center through targeted seminars presented to IU research groups.
8. Develop informational materials and teach in microscopy workshops.
As the nation’s largest medical school, IUSM is committed to being an institution that not only
reflects the diversity of the learners we teach and the patient populations we serve, but also
pursues the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We desire
candidates who enhance our representational diversity, as well as those whose work
contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our students,
staff, and faculty. IUSM strives to take an anti-racist stance, regularly evaluating and updating its
policies, procedures, and practices to confer equitable opportunities for contribution and
advancement for all members of our community. We invite individuals who will join us in our
mission to advance racial equity to transform health and wellbeing for all throughout the state
of Indiana.

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