UAB – RESEARCHER

UAB – RESEARCHER

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking a full-time Instructor/Assistant Professor researcher (PhD) with experience in developing and conducting rehabilitation research with patients who have spinal cord injury.  Specific experience in being part of a team doing wellness and biopsychosocial research would be welcomed.  Planned research projects and applications for grant support will be patient-centered in focus. Outcomes studies will seek high involvement of community members and patients in all phases of research.  Activities will include data collection, grant writing, focus group consultation, administration of study measures, intervention and training of interventionists, and dissemination of findings.  The department offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and education and travel funds.

UAB is a nationally recognized medical center with six health-related schools, a comprehensive liberal arts college, school of business and engineering, and a graduate school, and is Alabama’s largest employer.  Based upon an intensely collaborative and interdisciplinary culture, UAB’s robust research enterprise receives more than $450 million annual in external funding.  UAB is also a large contributor to the economic strength of the region, with a statewide economic impact exceeding $5 billion annually.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation.  UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disability and veterans.  A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.  In addition, physicians and other clinical faculty candidates who will be employed by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) or other UAB Medicine entities, must successfully complete a pre-employment drug and nicotine screen to be hired.

Interested candidates should submit their application via PeopleAdmin using the following link.

http://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/4933

For further inquiries, please contact:

Amie B. McLain, M.D., Professor and Chair

E-mail: mclaina@uab.edu