Description

The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an exceptional physician to join the Department of Internal Medicine as a clinician-investigator for Addiction Medicine who is committed to providing healthcare services to patients in need of addiction and/or substance use related care.

Development of a strong health services research program is essential for meeting the goals of Dell Medical School. The clinician-investigator position will be primarily focused on additional medicine research and efforts to push the boundaries of medicine to transform patient care. Dell Med will provide mentorship and shared resources to ensure the greatest opportunity for advancement as a clinician-investigator. The position will also include approximately 30-40% clinical and educational effort, with the specific responsibilities to be negotiated.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in health services research, including the development of grant proposals, conduction of health services research, and dissemination of new learning and innovations.
• Provide high-quality clinical care and clinical teaching.
• Mentor or collaborate with other researchers or researchers in training, including graduate students.
• Under dissemination of research findings: publish work in high-impact journals. present work at national and international meetings, work with care providers and health care delivery networks to implement research in practice.

Requirements

Qualifications Required:

• The selected candidate must have an M.D./D.O., be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine and must have completed specialty training in Addiction Medicine and/or be board certified or board eligible in Addiction specialty
• Unrestricted license (or ability to obtain within 90 days of appointment) to practice medicine in the State of Texas.
• Eligible for appointment as an Assistant Professor or above.
• Commitment to an academic career, teaching and research

Qualifications Preferred:

• Successful candidates will have independent NIH-funding or other independent research funding
• Fellowship training and/or experience in health services/additional medicine research.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity, including prior national research presentations and publications.