Clinical Investigator | School of Medicine, Family Medicine

Mission or Goal of Unit

Foundedin 1970, the Department of Family Medicine at VCU has a long and proud historyof research and scholarship focused on the practice of family medicine andfamily medicine education. It was the birthplace of the North AmericanPrimary Care Research Group (https://www.napcrg.org/) and the academichome for its founder, Dr. Maurice Wood.

Our Family Medicine Research team has amulti-disciplinary approach to research, coming from such fields as familymedicine, health services, biostatistics and epidemiology, culturalanthropology, social and behavioral science, and public health. The team'sresearch focuses on improving quality in primary care settings, with a specialfocus on helping patients improve health behaviors, harnessing informationtechnology, and improving systems of care.

Our research faculty conduct innovative,multi-disciplinary research aimed at understanding the interface betweenbehavior and physiology, and integrates social, psychological and biologicalapproaches that provide insight on health and illness over the life course. Thedepartment hosts research programs in the dynamics of aging, cancer preventionand control, and emphasizing behavioral and mental health.

This department is also home to the VirginiaAmbulatory Care Outcomes Research Network (ACORN), our well-respectedpractice-based research network composed of more than 90 practices throughoutthe Commonwealth of Virginia.

Chief Purpose of this position

Weseek an Open Rank, tenure-eligible faculty investigator with responsibility forthe design, development, execution, and dissemination of research on primarycare and social determinants of health through externally funded competitiveresearch grants and contracts. Areas of particular interest health promotion and disease prevention, healthdisparities, chronic conditions, practice transformation, health informationsystems, comparative effectiveness research, and health communication. The faculty member shouldhave interdisciplinary research interests that complement and expand existing facultyexpertise.

Position Responsibilities

Research
The faculty member will join a nationally recognized researchprogram with a record of publication in refereed journals and external funding.The individual is expected to develop interdisciplinary collaborations, acrosscampus and with other academic institutions and PBRNs, to enhance the research programin family medicine.

Service
The faculty member will serve ondepartmental, College, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as ina professional capacity in their field, e.g., reviewer, conference organizer,etc.

Clinical activities
The faculty memberwill also have 50% ambulatory Primary Care clinical duties.

Required Qualifications

• Medical degree and board certification in Family Medicine
• Experience with health services and public health research projects
• A well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications and
  external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department(s)
• A publication record suitable for entry rank
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional training or experience in public health, preventive medicine, or epidemiology, including masters (e.g., MPH) or doctoral level (DrPh) training
• Experience with community-based participatory research (CBPR) or community/stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge of social epidemiology and socio-ecological influences on health
• Excellent writing skills, preferably demonstrated in writing samples from prior grants or publications
• Experience working on an interdisciplinary research team. Preference will be given to candidates who can effectively engage with our current faculty in several research projects that are funded and underway; as well as those who can quickly understand and grasp the unique challenges of working with a Practiced Based Research Network (PBRN)

ORP Eligible: Yes

Position Type: Clinical
Full time equivalent: 1.0
Tenure: Open
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department:SOM | Family Medicine

Salary: Commensurate

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Bree Bolin
Contact Email: briana.bolin@vcuhealth.org
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