Description
Vice Chair for Research
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School
of Brown University, Rhode Island, The Miriam & Newport Hospitals, Lifespan, Inc.
Brown Emergency Medicine is searching for the next Vice Chair for Research to lead and grow our research division. Our department, a national leader in funding and innovation, brings in over 11 million dollars of external funding annually and is an exemplar in the conduct of clinical trials, global emergency medicine, injury prevention, harm reduction for substance use disorder, and laboratory-based research as well as partnerships with industry. We have a robust research infrastructure including grants administrators, a data science team, and a well-established clinical research team enrolling 7 days per week/ 20 hours per day supporting our faculty of over 120 members. Our department serves as a focal point for research across the affiliated institutions (Alpert Medical School, Brown University School of Public Health, Lifespan, and Brown Physicians Inc) and is involved in multidisciplinary collaborations across the institution and state.
The Vice Chair for Research will be responsible for supervising, guiding, and promoting all clinical and basic science research activities in the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Vice Chair will, in conjunction with the Chair and faculty, develop and direct the implementation of the strategic plan for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Vice Chair, with the support of the Research Program Manager, will serve as the primary contact person for research issues for faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students, other departments, and outside entities. The appointment is for five years, with an annual performance review conducted by the Chair. The position will include a competitive base salary, an additional role-based stipend, and protected time to perform the described duties and to support the research program of the Vice Chair.
Minimum requirements include: 1. Board Certified in Emergency Medicine or Pediatric Emergency Medicine; 2. Unrestricted license to practice medicine in Rhode Island; 3. Active clinical privileges in Emergency Medicine at Lifespan, Inc.; 4. Full time contractual agreement with Brown Emergency Medicine; 5. Academic appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor with primary appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School; 6. Experience in administration at a unit or departmental level; 7. Professional recognition within national organizations; 8. Experience in guiding and mentoring junior faculty, fellows, resident physicians and medical students in research activities; 9. Extensive experience in biomedical research, with previous grant support, a significant number of original research publications, and national recognition for excellence in a research area. 10. Ability to build collaborative research relationships with other academic departments in the medical school and at Brown University, in government, and in the biomedical industry.
To apply please submit a cover letter and CV to Interfolio apply.interfolio.com/153990. Cover letters should be addressed to: Linda Brown, MD, MSCE, Professor & Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown Emergency Medicine 55 Claverick Building, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903.
Application review and interviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Brown Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport Hospitals are an EEO/AA employer and actively solicits applications from minorities and women. Brown Emergency Medicine is seeking the candidate, not Brown University.
