Associate Professor (non-tenure track) - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

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July 11, 2023

The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Case Western ReserveUniversity invites applications for a non-tenured associate professor faculty position.

Thedivision has a long tradition of groundbreaking research in basic science and medicine. Currentareas of research expertise within the division include neural control of breathing, sepsis andneural inflammation, sleep disorders, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension.

Collaborations exist with other interdepartmentalresearch centers throughout the university. The university has vigorous interdisciplinary graduateprograms (MS, PhD, and MD), and the division actively engages in medical education andresearch at the graduate, resident and fellow levels.

The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Careand Sleep Medicine offers competitive startup packages, excellent laboratory space and corefacilities, and a highly collaborative environment.

Minimum Qualifications : Candidates should have a PhD with a strong record of researchaccomplishments and grant or foundation funding.

Successful candidates are expected to have afunded and nationally recognized research program, participate in departmental educationprograms, and contribute to service opportunities.

• In addition to continuing and expanding theirown research program through innovative and externally funded research projects, the successful candidate will collaborate as part of a funded research program 1) to determine anatomic and functional maps of the ponto-medullary respiratory circuits in rat models of critical illness including sepsis and lung injury;
• 2) to determine if the etiology of the inflammatory processaffects neuro-inflammation, maladaptation of respiratory network activity and VPV;

and 3) toassess the causal relationships between neuro-inflammation, respiratory network activity andVPV and whether anti-neuro-inflammatory therapies will attenuate the increases in respiratoryfrequency and predictability of VPV and restore healthy respiratory network activity.

The abilityto apply recent advances in multi-electrode array technology and analysis to map respiratorylocal field potentials throughout the ponto-medullary respiratory network is essential.

How to Apply : Please send a cover letter for your application, curriculum vitae, description ofresearch plan (3-5 pages), statement of commitment to diversity, and contact information for 3references to :

Pulmonary Faculty Search Committee

apply.interfolio.com / 126723

Applicants for this Associate Professor position should arrange for references to sendrecommendation letters separately to the same address.

Review of applications will beginimmediately. The candidate's diversity statement should address how their research, teaching, or service have contributed to diversity, equity and inclusion within their scholarly field.

Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. TheUniversity is dedicated to fostering an environment of inclusive excellence.

Women, veterans,members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are stronglyencouraged to apply.

Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants withdisabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application andhiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216.

368.3066 or equity@case.edu torequest a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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