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Endowed Professorship - Nutrition, Metabolism, and Rehabilitation Sciences

The University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Health Professions is recruiting a senior faculty member in the new Department of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Rehabilitation Sciences (NMRS). The potential for an endowed professorship exists for outstanding candidates. The new Department represents a merging of two successful areas contributing to the School’s research and education missions - the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences (established in 2001) and the Department of Nutrition and Metabolism (established in 2011). The new Department will continue supporting the PhD program in Rehabilitation Sciences (as part of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences), the MS in Nutrition & Metabolism (combined with a dietetics internship program), and the MS in Health Professions Program. The Department will also continue recruiting postdoctoral fellows who engage in research involving disability, rehabilitation, nutrition, metabolism, behavior, and recovery. Current external research funding for faculty in the Department is more than $23.2 million. A strong interdisciplinary relationship exists with other schools, centers, and departments on campus, as well as local clinical facilities and UTMB hospitals. Necessary qualifications include a doctoral degree in a field related to rehabilitation science, physical activity or nutrition. The ideal candidate will have postdoctoral and professional research experience in a rehabilitation-related discipline. Candidates must have: an established program of research related to rehabilitation science (e.g., disability, recovery, physical activity and/or nutritional interventions); experience mentoring students, postdoctoral fellows and/or junior faculty; a sustained record of external research funding; established history of collaborative research; and, national visibility and recognition evidenced by service on editorial boards, federal grant review panels, or fellow status in professional or scientific organizations.
 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct interdisciplinary research and scholarship related to rehabilitation science (e.g. disability, r-recovery, physical activity and nutritional interventions).
• Publish in high quality journals and write competitive research grants.
• Mentor junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral students.
• Establish collaborative research relationships with investigators in other academic departments, as well as individuals outside UTMB who are involved in providing rehabilitation services and conducting clinical research.
   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctoral degree in a field related to rehabilitation science, physical activity or nutrition. The ideal candidate will have postdoctoral research experience and professional licensure or clinical experience in a rehabilitation-related discipline.
• Established program of research related to rehabilitation science (e.g., disability, recovery, physical activity and/or nutritional interventions).
• Experience mentoring students, postdoctoral fellows and/or junior faculty.
• Sustained record of external funding and established history of collaborative research with other professionals, clinicians and students.
• National visibility and recognition in rehabilitation and disability research including editorial board service, federal grant review panels, or fellow status in professional or scientific organizations.
   

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