The Orthopaedics Department at Emory University is recruiting an internal medicine physician experienced in perioperative medicine, to staff our new OPAC (Orthopaedic Preoperative Assessment Clinic) at the Emory University Orthopedic and Spine Hospital. Candidates will have completed and be board-eligible or certified in Internal Medicine.
This is a part-time position and clinical duties will focus on the triage, evaluation and management of preoperative musculoskeletal patients. Patient visits will be in person and virtual. The physician will also help oversee an APP who will help staff OPAC.
A commitment to quality patient care as well as robust communication with other consulting and primary healthcare providers is required. An interest in research is preferred. Strong clinical, administrative and interpersonal skills are necessary. The physician will also help in the development of perioperative protocols for patients undergoing surgery at EUOSH, alongside surgeons, hospitalists, and anesthesiologists. Candidates will have an opportunity to participate in the development and growth of the OPAC.
Candidates are expected to be BC/BE in their respective field. Salary and level of appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the applicant.
Applications, including a cover letter, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and complete information for three references should be submitted.
Positions will remain open until filled
Additional info:
Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center offers the benefits that come with an academic health system: pioneering research, innovative treatments that are available years before others can offer them, the latest technology and a seamless link to other specialized care within the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia. Emory Healthcare’s orthopedic and spine programs are ranked among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and Becker’s Hospital Review.
Our physicians also provide orthopedic and sports medicine care for the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Dream, Georgia Tech, Emory University, Oglethorpe University, Agnes Scott College, U.S. Soccer and Track & Field teams, as well as over 20 area high schools.
HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY – CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is accepting applications for a Clinical Health Psychologist position, open academic rank. Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately and will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. The successful candidate will provide brief assessments, consults, and psychotherapy (individual, group, couple/family) for adults with medical and psychological concerns. Much of the work for this position will be completed in the Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic and potentially other general medical clinics. The psychologist should have experience in treating psychological conditions such as anxiety and depression and assisting in the behavioral and psychosocial management of a range of medical diseases (e.g., diabetes, obesity, tobacco cessation) and related problems (e.g., pain, insomnia). There also will be a focus on helping people with lifestyle changes related to healthy eating, exercise, and substance use, as well as assisting people in coping with major life stresses. Teaching and supervising trainees is expected as part of the position.
Additional Details
Applicants should have a strong background in clinical health psychology and integrated care with medically ill populations. They must have a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA accredited graduate program, an APA accredited internship, and at least one-year supervised postdoctoral training. The individual must be licensed or license eligible in Georgia. Board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology is required within 7 years of starting this faculty position.
The Program Director/Specialty Director is an organizational champion, strategic leader, and tactical contributor to the School of Nursing(SON). Provides internal and external leadership for the Program or Specialty that advances the NHWSN mission, vision, and values.Working closely with the Associate Dean for Education develops goals and metrics and collaborates with internal and external strategicpartners integral to achieving outcomes. Leads program/specialty faculty team, student engagement, and delivery of high-qualityeducation. Develops and evaluates internal and external metrics and feedback systems for continuous improvement. Develops andevaluates a strategic plan for increasing visibility, reputation, and national ranking of the program/specialty. Facilitates theprogrammatic/specialty strategic initiatives with faculty, staff, students, alumni, practice partners, and the community. Serves on or leadsvarious school, university, and professional committees, advisory groups, taskforces, or projects as appropriate. Works closely with theAssociate Dean for Education, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Admissions, and Student Affairs, Program/Specialty Directors,Program Administrators, Curriculum, Progression, and Program Evaluation Committees, and faculty to ensure program outcomes andcontinuous improvement, including collaboration on course offerings, program changes, and student experiences. Collaborates withleaders of NHWSN departments. The Associate Dean for Education will provide oversight and be a strategic partner regarding continuousimprovement and issue resolution regarding program/specialty, curriculum, faculty, students, and staff.
The Program/Specialty Director will hold a terminal degree (DNP, or PhD, or equivalent) as well as GA RN/APRN licensure. Experience innursing education and practice is required and academic nursing leadership experience is preferred. This is a three-year ranked facultyposition with re-appointment annually based upon performance appraisal of the Associate Dean for Education, Associate Dean forAcademic Operations, and Associate Dean for Academic Advancement.
The Program/Specialty Director will ensure the following:
- Organizational Champion
- Strategically aligns with the SON Leadership team.
- Cultivates innovative approaches to advance program/specialty in accordance with the NHWSN’s mission and vision.
- Leads the implementation and evaluation of all aspects of competency-based education to improve student learning and ensuresuccess.
- Leads strategic action with key stakeholders integral to achieving student learning and program outcomes.
- Works closely with Clinical Placements in obtaining and evaluating clinical sites and learning experiences.
Program/Specialty Leadership and Management
- Leads the program/specialty to eminence in outcomes and reputation.
- Exhibits vision, courage, and optimism.
- Collaborates with NHWSN, Emory, and community leaders to promote community engagement and establish and sustainpartnerships.
- Advances high quality education and student success in collaboration with faculty.
- Oversees and advances program/specialty student experience and outcomes.
- Advances inclusive excellence priorities in collaboration with the Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Admissions, and StudentAffairs.
- Leads student engagement that fosters leadership and student outcomes.
- Provides leadership in the management of program/specialty through program planning, curriculum development, implementationof innovations, and systematic evaluation.
Ensures use of innovative technology-mediated teaching methods and tools for continuous improvement of the program/specialty.
- Champions online learning delivery models (post-licensure).
- Ensures achievement of credentialing and accreditation standards.
- Advises on hiring, supervision, and evaluation of the program/specialty faculty, including identifying programmatic needs forfaculty recruitment and retention.
Responsible for faculty assignments in collaboration with the Associate Dean for Education and Associate Dean for AcademicOperations.
- Ensures strategic alignment with the SON leadership team, as a member or ex-officio member of SON committees, including theSON Curriculum Committee, Progression Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, and Faculty Search (as applicable).
University and Community Engagement
- Develops and maintains strategic relationships with Emory University, WHSC, EHC, and community leaders to advanceprogram/specialty and outcomes.
- Supports strategic alignment with the SON leadership team, as a member of external committees
Advising/Mentoring.
- Develops and oversees student success initiatives in partnership with NEST.
- Mentors program/specialty faculty to advance scholarship and professional development outcomes.
Student Recruitment and Enrollment
- Advances NHWSN goals for enrollment in collaboration with Admissions and Finance.
- Establishes standards for student eligibility, using internal and external data, and supports admission of high-quality candidates.
Metrics and Outcomes
- Ensures Program/Specialty outcomes meet national standards and licensure and certification pass rates.
- Advances enrollment growth.
- Advances retention and graduation rates.
- Advances Program/Specialty national recognition.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues. Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
The Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic on the main campus of Emory University is seeking highly qualified Internal Medicine physicians for careers in Academic Internal Medicine and Primary Care to start summer 2023. The Seavey Clinic is a unique endowed entity which combines the highest quality of outpatient comprehensive patient care, as well as protected and supported academic time, to include any combination of teaching, research, process improvement/innovation and scholarship. The ideal candidate will be seeking a career in academic internal medicine and be engaged in high quality, personalized and attentive care, as well as be self-motivated and engaged in long term professional growth and career development. Endowment funding is available for compensated protected time for academics, as well as a support system including a data analyst, research coaching and start-up/pilot project funding. Clinical education of medical students and academic growth are expected. The team is supported by a clinical pharmacist, pharmacy students and residents, clinical psychologists, a dietician and a health educator. This is a unique role which blends the best of primary care and academics.
Details:
• Full time, 1.0 FTE outpatient faculty position with 1 session (1/2 day) clinical administrative time and a minimum of 1 session supported academic time (8+1+1). Part time positions will be considered with prorated adjustment of benefits and clinical administration time.
• 4 Weeks paid vacation and 1 week CME. Subsidy for CME, Up To Date subscription, laptop computer and modest subsidy for teaching activities to supplement travel and professional activities. Night call for own patients during the week (minimal) and shared weekend/holiday coverage – approximately 1 in 10.
• Unique position in an endowed Academic Internal Medicine practice, emphasizing faculty and career development as well as supported time and resources for education, research, scholarship and academic promotion.
• Likelihood of formally named endowed position, either Named Distinguished Clinician or Named Professorship subject to metrics and availability.
• Emphasis is on outstanding comprehensive internal medicine care in a combination of clinical sites, including the General Internal Medicine Teaching Practice, Executive Health and/or Special Diagnostic Clinic.
• Required, but supported academic advancement through Service, Teaching, Research and Scholarship.
• Assumption of partial practice of retiring physicians, as well as new patients.
• Strong potential for academic growth and leadership opportunities.
• Very attractive salary potential, partly productivity, partly through endowed support.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.
Those with expertise in flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, and/or tumor immunology are encouraged to apply. A background handling mice, performing murine IV injections, and a diverse array of murine experimental techniques including adoptive transfer are strongly preferred.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues. Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues. Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
The Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor Faculty member who has completed a doctorate level degree in an engineering discipline. The ideal candidate would have completed a post doctorate position(s) in an engineering program with emphasis on cardiothoracic innovations. Specifically, the ideal candidate would join current Emory cardiothoracic surgeons in developing novel treatments & devices to improve outcomes for aortic surgeries. The candidate would be responsible for routing 2-3 proposals annually in partnership with current faculty to obtain independent funding by year 3.
The Department of Surgery of Emory University at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, is actively seeking two qualified academic Burn Surgeons to join a busy American Burn Association verified Adult and Pediatric Burn Unit at Grady Memorial Hospital. The entire burn team participates actively in multi-specialty research endeavors and many are generously supported with funds for conference presentation and attendance.
Grady’s Burn Unit admits over 700 patients a year, including adult and pediatric patients, in a contemporary facility that provides comprehensive burn care. We are a multidisciplinary team of physicians, physician assistants, Emory and Morehouse general and plastic surgery residents, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists and other ancillary staff. It is the only burn center in Georgia backed by a Level I Trauma Center (the Trauma Center admits about 4500 patients a year). See link for additional information about the Center: https://www.gradyburn.org/.
Responsibilities include supervision of a multidisciplinary team along with integral involvement with ICU rounds and the operating room. There are extraordinary opportunities for clinical research based on patient volumes and acuity. The ideal candidate should have a background or strong interest in clinical research (candidates with MPH, MSc or similar degree are very welcome to apply). Leadership opportunities in the unit exist as well.
Qualifications:
- Board Certified Surgeon with post-graduate training
- A valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia
- A controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate
Join a practice of Pediatric Surgeons in one of the largest Children’s hospitals in the country, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. You would join the faculty of the Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Emory University. Our minimally invasive surgery program is one of the busiest in the country.
We are seeking an individual who would:
1.) Serve as an attending Pediatric Surgeon at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospitals
2.) Participate in the clinical education, training, and development of medical students, residents, and fellows through various teaching activities, and
3.) Participate in unique and collaborative clinical research.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Board certified in Surgery -- Pediatric Surgery
• Assistant/Associate level position
• Must possess a valid unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Georgia.
• Must possess a valid controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate.
Additional Information:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
The candidate will assist with multiple research activities within the Emory Motion Analysis Lab ( data-collection, data-processing, manuscript-writing, presentation of results), as well as engage in mentoring of lab staff and trainees for funded and ongoing research in the lab. The candidate will be able to get additional post-doctoral training in specific research skills (as needed) and apply for postdoc, career development, or smaller NIH and non-NIH grant programs to procure or help procure funding. The candidate may assist specifically with clinical evaluations, neurophysiology evaluations, and biomechanics evaluations on human subjects and stroke survivors. In addition to scholarship, the candidate will assist with teaching within the DPT program (e.g. guest lectures, labs, proctoring) as well as committee work and service.
Work in an outpatient pediatric cardiology office to provide outpatient pediatric consultative and follow-up care for patients with suspected or proven cardiac issues. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the taking of pertinent history and performing a physical exam, performing and interpreting electrocardiograms and echocardiograms and interpreting Holter and cardiac event monitors. This position is full-time. The physician is also expected to know the indications for and ordering of other specific testing modalities, interpreting the results and communicating the results with families and referring physicians. In addition, the physician will be responsible to provide consultative and inpatient services including the ordering and interpretation and communication of tests and results at hospitals where they are asked to provide services by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. For this position, there will be an emphasis on in-house consultative services. Consultative services will also include coverage weeks at one of the nation’s largest birthing centers (Northside Hospital) and at CHOA’s Scottish Rite campus. Strong hands-on echocardiography skill is required for this position. The ability to perform and interpret fetal echocardiograms is desired for outpatient visits and consultations at outside hospitals/perinatology practices.
The physician must become competent and compliant with the electronic medical records, policies, and procedures of Children’s Cardiology and hospitals that they have privileges in. The position involves navigation of multiple electronic medical records and echocardiography reporting systems.
The Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, is seeking to expand our Cardiac ICU faculty by adding two pediatric cardiac intensivists to join our team of 13 cardiac intensivists at the assistant or associate professor level. The candidate will join the division of Pediatric Cardiology of Emory University School of Medicine, with more than 50 faculty members led by Dr. William Mahle and Dr. Paul Chai.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the largest pediatric referral center in the Southeast, with 550 pediatric beds, and 1,400 pediatric general and specialist healthcare providers. The pediatric cardiac program at Emory is one of the largest in the United States, performing more than 800 cardiac surgeries each year.
The dedicated Cardiac ICU is a 32-bed unit with over 1000 annual admissions and is complemented by a cardiac step-down unit with an additional 35 beds. The Cardiac ICU will expand to 36 beds in September 2024 when we will be moving into a brand new facility, The Arthur M Blank Children’s Hospital. The division of pediatric cardiology provides cardiac care for the vast majority of the children in the state of Georgia, with a catchment population of approximately 10 million. The heart transplant program, one of the busiest in the nation, has performed over 350 pediatric heart transplants to date, and is an important component of the ICU that includes a busy heart failure and VAD service.
The cardiac research enterprise includes clinical research, a cardiac outcomes center, and basic science research. Pediatric cardiac device development and use of innovative technologies occurs through our research partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University.
Candidates should have completed training and be BC/BE in pediatric cardiology, or pediatric critical care with additional training completed in pediatric cardiac intensive care, or dual Cardiology/Critical Care training. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Teaching responsibilities include the education of residents, fellows, and advanced care practitioners.
Interested individuals should complete the online application and contact:
William Mahle, MD
Marcus Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Co-director – Cardiac Service Line; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta mahlew@kidsheart.com
Kevin Maher, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta maherk@kidsheart.com
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues. Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.
Functioning somewhat independently, the Postdoctoral Researcher will design, organize and conduct highly specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures and in some cases designing new protocols; summarize findings and publish results in research journals and present on conferences; assume general responsibility for scientific operations of the laboratory; provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., ScD., D.V.M., DDS etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent scientific writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues. Additional qualifications as specified by the Principal Investigator.
The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Emory University Department of Pediatrics invites interested applicants for the Aflac Solid Tumor Researcher position. The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center provides a rich and collaborative environment for basic, clinical, and translational research and boasts a diverse faculty. Ideal candidates will have a strong record of scientific accomplishments and proven success in obtaining extramural funding to conduct independent research within a defined investigation area related to the development and/or treatment of pediatric solid tumors. In addition, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has close affiliations with research investigators within the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a willingness to collaborate across departmental or center boundaries is essential.
About the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
The successful candidate will join one of the country's most robust pediatric hematology/oncology programs.
- The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has 115 faculty and 35 Advance Practice Providers (APPs), conducting basic, translational, and clinical research related to pediatric oncology and hematology disorders, with expertise in leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, neuroblastoma, sarcomas, rare tumors, renal tumors, CAR T-cell therapies, hemoglobinopathies and hemophilia.
- More than 7,000 children with cancer and blood disorders are treated annually at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- The Aflac pediatric oncology program sees ~500 new cancer diagnoses each year. This includes ~150 new solid tumors, ~50 of which are sarcomas. Aflac is the pediatric component of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
- The Aflac pediatric hematology program is one of the largest in the country (including >2,000 active patients with sickle cell disease, and 600 with bleeding or clotting disorders)
- The Aflac blood and marrow transplantation program performs ~80 transplants each year, and is one of the leaders in curative therapies for hemoglobinopathies.
- In 2021, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center was ranked No. 6 in the nation for Pediatric Cancer by US News and World Report
- In 2020, Aflac faculty generated $21.5M in extramural funding, including more than $12.3M from the NIH
- The Aflac fellowship program accepts 6 fellows each year for intensive clinical and research training in pediatric hematology/oncology. We are one of the few pediatric programs with an NIH-funded T32 training grant in non-malignant hematology
- The Aflac Developmental Therapeutics Program offers a wide portfolio of clinical trials from cooperative groups, industry partners, and investigator-initiated studies, and has a larger referral base in the southeastern United States. Aflac is a member of the COG Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN), NANT, TACL, and PBTC.
- The MIBG and Relapsed Neuroblastoma Program is the largest in the southeast and has treated ~100 patients with therapeutic MIBG since its inception in 2013.
- Aflac is a leading contributor to the Children's Oncology Group, having been #1 in therapeutic trial enrollments for the past 2 years and annually in the top 4.
This position will allow a wealth of opportunities for research collaborations within the Department of Pediatrics, with Emory's NCI-designated cancer center (Winship Cancer Institute), as well as with Emory basic science departments, the Rollins School of Public Health, the American Cancer Society (located in Atlanta), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Successful candidates will have:
- MD and/or PhD degree
- A strong record of scholarship and appropriate funding as an independent investigator, and will be expected to work in a collaborative fashion conducting nationally recognized research in pediatric oncology
- A history of academic excellence/achievement
- A strong interest in the mentorship of trainees and junior faculty to support growth in research and scholarship
- A history of service or leadership in a hematology-oncology program
Salary will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments. The primary focus of this position will be an emphasis on innovative research administrative duties. (100% effort).
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University have worked together since 1956, facilitating leading-edge pediatric research, training, and innovation. Together, our partnership advances research and facilitates evidence-based quality care for children. In 2020, the Emory Department of Pediatrics was the #1 ranked pediatric department in National Institutes of Health research funding.
To apply
Applicants interested in this position should complete the online application and send a curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments, a description of future independent research plans, and three letters of reference to:
Kelly Goldsmith, MD
Director Neuroblastoma/MIBG Therapy Program
Co-Lead, Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Position Summary
Appointment Term: 2 years, temporary position.
Reporting to the Head of Digital Archives and working closely with the Director of the Rose Library and the Interim Archival Systems Program Manager, the Irish Poetry and Virtual Reading Room Project Manager will lead the Rose Library’s Mellon Foundation–funded initiative to explore the viability of establishing a virtual reading room to share the Rose Library’s Irish poetry collections more effectively with users in Ireland. The Project Manager will coordinate efforts to define the current challenges inhibiting access to the Rose’s Irish poetry collections; identify key partners and stakeholders amongst Irish libraries, archives, and cultural centers; conduct focus groups amongst researchers to identify research challenges for Irish collections; complete an environmental scan of virtual reading room models and practices; investigate copyright considerations and licensing requirements for a virtual reading room focused on literary collections; determine the scope, requirements, and costs of digitizing key collections; scope, plan, and assess an experimental remote access method; create workflows and documentation for remote users and external partners; draft user stories and requirements for a future virtual reading room; and make recommendations for social, legal, and technological ways to expand the current methods of discovery and delivery of Irish literary papers held by the Rose Library.
At the completion of the two-year grant cycle, the Irish Poetry and Virtual Reading Room Project Manager will have created a viable framework for a shared virtual reading room, including generating concrete recommendations for implementation, drafting a policy framework, and working with stakeholders across Emory Libraries to develop policies, roadmap proposals, business cases, digitization project proposals, and copyright and risk assessments. Finally, the Irish Poetry and Virtual Reading Room Project Manager will develop a sharable, scalable toolkit and set of best practices to guide and support other repositories interested in conducting similar projects and assessing their impact.
Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
Build and Manage Partnerships
- Define, identify, and engage stakeholders, including archives users, Irish repositories, Emory colleagues, and expert advisors.
- Facilitate work with partners from Irish repositories and writers’ estates.
- Survey or interview users of Irish poetry collections to determine user needs and draft user stories based on findings, paying special attention to accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Help convene a community of practice around discovery and delivery of literary collections, focusing on split collections and collections removed from their communities of origin.
Research and Test Virtual Reading Room Methods
- Evaluate the current state of digital access to Rose Library’s Irish poetry collections for researchers in Ireland and identify where stakeholder needs are not being met.
- Research existing models and practices for virtual reading rooms and other forms of controlled remote access to archival collections
- In partnership with the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian, evaluate approaches to managing intellectual property rights issues and help execute license agreements.
- In partnership with the interim Archival Systems Program Manager, develop user stories into a set of minimal, mid-level, and optimal requirements for a virtual reading room.
- In partnership with interim Archival Systems Program Manager and Library Technology and Digital Strategies staff, test a baseline method of remote discovery and access for researchers in Ireland.
- Assess researcher engagement with and responses to baseline access method.
Develop Implementation Plans and Toolkit
- In consultation with project team members and experts in intellectual property, archival discovery, and library technology, compile recommendations for a virtual reading room, including copyright or licensing strategy, policy framework, partnership requirements, and unified discovery method.
- Draft an action plan for implementing the recommendations and user stories to inform technology solutions.
- Work with stakeholders to develop technology roadmap proposals and business cases.
- Develop and share tools, templates, and sample documentation that can be resources for other repositories undertaking similar projects.
Professional Responsibilities
- Participate in appropriate professional and scholarly associations and organizations.
- Attend project-related meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Maintain up-to-date professional knowledge and skills in areas related to primary job assignment as well as general knowledge of current trends in higher education, academic libraries, and information and educational technology.
Required Qualifications
- ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information Science OR equivalent combination of education and relevant library experience.
- Subject expertise in Irish poetry, literary manuscript collections, copyright, digital library development, or another topic related to the project.
- Ability to build and sustain effective relationships with donors, project partners, library colleagues, and cultural institutions.
- Evidence of analytical, organizational, communication, project management, and time management skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities, manage deadlines, and complete tasks and projects on time and within budget and in accordance with task/project parameters.
- Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and software, the Web, and library-relevant information technology applications. Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, or other productivity software.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace.
- Capacity to thrive in an ambiguous, future-oriented environment of a major research institution and to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current trends and issues in academic libraries, higher education, and relevant subject disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications
- 0-1 year of academic library experience.
Application Procedures
Interested candidates should review the applications requirements and apply online at {Link to iCIMS posting}, http://apply.interfolio.com/131062
Applications may be submitted as Word or PDF attachments and must include:
1) Cover letter of application describing qualifications and experience;
2) Current resume/vita detailing education and relevant experience; and
3) Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are a central focus of our work at Emory Libraries and across campus. In a separate statement of no more than 300 words, describe your experience in furthering social justice and equity so far in your career and share how you would foster these principles in your work as a project manager and as an Emory Libraries colleague.
4) On a separate document list the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of 3 professional references including a current or previous supervisor.
Review of applications will begin the week of October 2, 2023. Review of applications will continue until position is successfully filled. Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of the Rose Library, the Assistant Director and University Archivist proactively and strategically leads the Emory University Archives, comprised of University Archives, Records Management, and the Emory Oral History Program. Responsible for the overall administration of University Archives services and collections and activation of the University Archives in support of curricular, institutional and community interests, they develop, process, and promote access of the official and unofficial records of the University, as well as the personal and professional papers of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni. They must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to be able to foster relationships with offices that encourage compliance and participation in archiving University records of historic, financial, and legal value as well as translate records schedules, access, and use policies. The Assistant Director is responsible for risk management regarding responsible records practices and access to restricted records. They assist and support Emory’s Records Manager and Oral History Program Coordinator with the promotion and ongoing development, services, and goals of the records management program and oral history program.
Builds a network with colleagues and stakeholders across campus, alums and community partners to advance and promote the University Archives programs internally and externally. Effective relationships with Emory leadership and offices, including the President’s Office, divisions within academic affairs, business and administration, advancement and alumni engagement, communications and campus life will ensure there is broad knowledge of University Archives services, and shared responsibility for the regular transfer of records of historic, legal and financial value to the repository. A member of the Special Collections Steering Committee, the Assistant Director will partner with committee members -- Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Oxford College Library, Pitts Theology Library and MacMillan Law Library --to advance the University’s records retention policy, promote coherent practice with oral history programs and leverage Records Management services to support school library interests. Works collaboratively to improve promotion, knowledge and use of the Rose Library’s University Archives, engaging audiences through timely programs and events, exhibitions, digital scholarship projects, presentations, publications, articles, announcements, and other effective means. Is responsible for supporting discovery of University Archives resources with accurate information available in library systems that include LibGuides, Web pages, Finding Aids, as well as innovative strategies that may include digital scholarship and regional or national aggregated resources.
The Rose Library prioritizes elevating the histories of historically marginalized communities, building reciprocal relationships and advancing user and community centered services. Growth opportunities include collecting records from student organizations, emphasizing efforts to document historically marginalized communities who are a significant part of the University’s history and community, and strengthening documentation of alumni stories, through the Emory Oral History Program’s underrepresented voices series. The incumbent is responsible for seeking external and donor support from granting institutions and community partners that will enable the University Archives to strengthen its programs. The incumbent attends local, regional and national conferences examining legacies within higher education of institutional racism, slavery, and other forms of systemic oppression of marginalized communities.
An Assistant Director, the incumbent works in close collaboration with the Director of the Rose Library and the Rose Library’s leadership team to foster a culture of trust and collaboration and to establish priorities, annual goals and policies that advance the mission of Rose Library. The Assistant Director actively ensures that the Rose Library strategic and annual planning is translated into operational goals and achievements, in alignment with the University Libraries and Emory University priorities and strategies.
Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
Archival Program Administration
- Responsible for planning, development, implementation, management, promotion, and assessment of collection development and management for Emory University Archives (EUA) activities, including records management and oral history.
- Assists and supports Emory’s Records Manager with the promotion and ongoing development, services, and goals of the records management program.
- Assists and supports Emory’s Oral History Program Coordinator with the promotion and ongoing development, services, and goals of the oral history program.
- Manages, develops and seeks opportunities to expand resources to support the EUA program.
- Reviews, develops, implements, and maintains written policies and procedures that govern transfer, acquisition, storage, processing, and description of University Archives materials.
- Provides general guidance and leadership on institutional archives campus-wide.
- Sets annual priorities for the arrangement and description of University Archives collections, working with Associate Director and Head of Archival Processing to establish library-wide processing priorities.
- Compiles statistics and develops narrative and statistical reports on EUA activities and programs. Analyzes EUA activities and statistics and tracks institutional trends to facilitate data-driven service improvements.
- Manages EUA projects and proactively pursues grant-funding for team projects that align with institutional priorities.
Promoting Knowledge and Use of University Archives Programs and Services
- Responsible for actively promoting the knowledge and use of Emory University Archives through events, exhibitions, digital scholarship projects, presentations, publications, articles, announcements, social media and other means to engage audiences with Emory University history.
- Advances discovery through adoption of tools that include web pages, research guides, digital scholarship projects and other means to increase user access to accurate and up to date University Archives information.
- Provides specialized reference services and class instruction to library users and participates on a rotating basis with other staff in the provision of reference services for the Rose Library.
Collection Development
- Responsible for identifying and acquiring materials for University Archives as identified in Collection Strategies and Collection Development Policies for University Archives.
- Works proactively and collaboratively with administrators, staff, faculty, and students of Emory University and its constituent schools, office, and units to transfer materials of enduring value.
- Pursues strategic partnerships across the University to promote broad and/or strategic adoption of records practices and transfer.
- Uses data to strengthen collection building
- Represents University Archives interests in university-wide developments related to digital curation, digital preservation and storage, and use of records of all kinds in all formats.
Supervisory and Team Building Responsibilities
- Serves as the department (or unit) head for University Archives with programmatic responsibility for functional areas and direct supervision of librarians (and/or staff) (2 FTE librarian, and student employees).
- Works with direct reports to coordinate recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, supervision, and evaluation of staff and student employees. Coaches, mentors, and counsels both direct and indirect reports in order to develop staff in a positive and proactive manner ensuring individuals have opportunity to develop broad knowledge of library operations and services as well specialized skills. Works with LHR staff to develop specific training for staff based on need and participates in succession planning and management initiatives as appropriate.
- Establishes and maintains communication with department/unit staff to facilitate the work of the library and ensure library staff is informed of library activities and initiatives.
- Mentors, coaches, and supports a collaborative culture where conflicts are resolved, communication is professional, and trust is fostered.
- With the Rose Library Leadership Team, establishes Rose Library priorities, goals, and policies, as well as develops annual plans that identify new and continuing initiatives, allocate staff, and delineate budgets.
Campus Contributions and Professional/Scholarly Association Involvement & Activity
- Participates in appropriate professional and scholarly associations and organizations including maintaining membership and/or accreditation; attending meetings, conferences, workshops; and serving in appointed or elected positions.
- Maintains up-to-date professional knowledge and skills in areas related to primary job assignment as well as maintains general knowledge of current trends in higher education, academic libraries, and information and educational technology.
- Provides reference assistance to Emory students and faculty, visiting scholars, and the public as needed and assigned.
- Adheres to guidelines outlined in the Handbook Governing the Librarian series for Faculty-Equivalent Librariansto ensure appointment, appointment renewal and promotion-in-rank
- Participates in library and campus committees as appropriate for service purposes.
- Represents the library on university committees and task forces related to primary job assignment OR at the request of the University Librarian.
Required Qualifications
- ALA-accredited master's degree in library and information Science OR equivalent education and relevant library experience.
- 5 years of archival and academic library experience.
- Subject expertise in university history and evidence of skills and knowledge of librarianship.
- Experience and/or expertise with 21st University Archives, records management, oral history.
- Ability to build and sustain effective interpersonal relationships with library staff, faculty, and students, off campus faculty and administrators, campus administrators, etc.
- Evidence of analytical, organizational, communication, project, and time management skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete tasks and projects on time and within budget and in accordance with task/project parameters.
- Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and software, the Web, and library-relevant information technology applications. Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint or other productivity software.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace and an ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty and student population.
- Capacity to thrive in an ambiguous, future-oriented environment of a major research institution and to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current trends and issues in academic libraries, higher education, and relevant subject disciplines.
- Evidence of active participation, involvement, and leadership in local, state, regional, national, or international professional or scholarly associations.
- Experience and demonstrated skill in supervision, including hiring, orienting, training and development, organizing workloads, delegating responsibility, providing guidance and direction, monitoring and evaluating performance, coaching and counseling, and taking disciplinary action as necessary. Ability to be proactive, flexible, and collaborative as a supervisor to accomplish departmental, library, and institutional goals.
Preferred Qualifications
- A record of successful program and project development.
- A record of success with securing grant funding and advocating for resources to support program development.
Application Procedures
Interested candidates should review the applications requirements and apply online at {Link to iCIMS posting}, http://apply.interfolio.com/131027
Applications may be submitted as Word or PDF attachments and must include:
1) Cover letter of application describing qualifications and experience;
2) Current resume/vita detailing education and relevant experience; and
3) Assistant Director and University Archavist: Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.
4) On a separate document list the names, relationships, email addresses, and telephone numbers of 3 professional references including a current or previous supervisor.
Review of applications will begin the week of October 2, 2023. Review of applications will continue until position is successfully filled. Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans.
Emory University's Oxford College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of English in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies starting Fall 2024. We seek a teacher-scholar invested in the liberal arts who will teach our first-year writing course, first-semester Discovery Seminar, and undergraduate rhetoric and writing courses, as well as mentor undergraduates through advising, undergraduate research, and other work. The teaching load is three courses per semester. In addition to teaching, successful candidates will be committed to ongoing scholarly research, preferably with the potential to involve or mentor students in undergraduate research, as well as service to the Writing and Communication Program, General Education Program, and beyond.
Desirable areas of primary specialization include, but are not limited to, cultural rhetorics, the rhetorics of an ethnic and/or historically marginalized group, transnational rhetorics and globalization, comparative rhetoric, or an applied area of writing and rhetoric, such as medical rhetoric, environmental rhetoric, professional writing, or technical writing, combined with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome secondary interests in composition pedagogy, theory, and history, rhetorical theory and history, multimodal composition, oratory, public rhetorics, digital rhetorics, multilingual writing, writing across the curriculum, writing program administration, or empirical research methods in rhetoric and writing.
Who We Are
One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 975 first- and second-year students of high academic profile an intensive liberal-arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor’s degree. Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus in Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College immerses students in a small liberal arts campus community emphasizing discovery, exploration, and reflection both in and beyond the classroom. We are especially interested in candidates with a commitment to working with a diverse student body in an inclusive learning community that values excellence in teaching and close student-faculty interaction. Applications from historically underrepresented populations are particularly welcome. For more information about Oxford College and for a full list of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring.
This search is part of the Emory Initiative for Arts and Humanistic Inquiry which is a university-wide effort to recruit outstanding humanistic and artistic scholars who are advancing our understanding of humanity and exploring the big questions facing individuals and society in our times. We invite candidates to read about the Emory Initiative as well as that initiative at Oxford College: https://provost.emory.edu/arts-humanistic-inquiry.html
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies, or a related field, by August 1, 2024.
- Demonstrated ability in teaching rhetoric and/or writing.
- Demonstrated potential for successful research and publication.
- Commitment to service to the institution, discipline, community, and/or students beyond the classroom.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus.
- Demonstrated commitment to liberal arts education.
Preferred Qualifications
- Primary specialization in cultural rhetorics, rhetorics of an ethnic and/or historically marginalized group, transnational rhetorics, comparative rhetoric, or an applied area of writing and rhetoric combined with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Secondary interests in composition pedagogy, theory, and history, rhetorical theory and history, multimodal composition, oratory, public rhetorics, digital rhetorics, multilingual writing, writing across the curriculum, writing program administration, or empirical research methods in rhetoric and writing.
- Experience teaching first-year writing.
- Experience teaching rhetorical theory.
- Experience advising and/or mentoring undergraduates.
- Demonstrated potential for creating new courses and development of existing curricula, such as for Discovery Seminar and/or for the Rhetoric, Writing, and & Information Design minor.
- Potential to contribute to experiential learning curriculum (e.g., undergraduate research community-engaged learning, and/or global learning).
- Potential to contribute to the Emory Arts and Humanistic Inquiry initiative.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio:
- Cover letter (1-2 pages) that addresses candidate’s qualifications for the position, interest in working at a liberal arts college with a diverse population of first- and second-year college students, research agenda, and potential contributions to the Emory Arts & Humanistic Inquiry Initiative;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching ability (e.g., syllabi, teaching observations, assignments, student evaluations);
- Article-length writing sample;
- Unofficial graduate school transcript(s).
Candidates who advance to the semi-finalist stage will be asked to submit three letters of recommendation.
Review of applications will begin on October 23, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to Dr. Molly McGehee, Professor of English and American Studies, at molly.mcgehee@emory.edu.
Applicants should apply via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/131109.
The Department of Radiation Oncology of the Emory University School of Medicine is recruiting for two physicians at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate or Professor level for positions at our large new Winship Tower recently opened in Midtown Atlanta to deliver multidisciplinary oncology care. Candidates for the position should have completed an accredited residency and be Board Certified or in the process of becoming Board Certified in Radiation Oncology through the American Board of Radiology. Candidates should ideally have a strong interest in research, including clinical trials, health services/outcomes/policy research, translational biology, or physics research. A commitment to residency education, the multi-disciplinary care of cancer patients, and quality and equity of care delivery are essential. These positions are tenure eligible. One position will focus primarily on a service delivering care for breast cancer and the other on a service delivering care for genitourinary/prostate cancer, including brachytherapy.
The Department of Radiation Oncology has a tripartite mission of providing outstanding patient and family-centered medical care, educating the next generation of cancer caregivers and researchers, and executing paradigm-defining cancer research. The department is growing in all three areas with over 60 faculty distributed among Divisions of Clinical Affairs, Cancer Biology and Medical Physics. Faculty members are nationally recognized for subspecialty care in areas including pediatric oncology, brain tumors, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, breast, genitourinary, and lung cancer. The department operates seven sites of care in the Atlanta area, including the Emory Proton Therapy center and Winship at Emory Midtown. These positions are optimal opportunities to lead in the development of multidisciplinary care with tremendous resources and opportunities to elevate the quality of care in a major metropolitan area.
Winship Cancer Institute is the only National Cancer Institute–Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia. The Winship Cancer Institute coordinates subspecialties of cancer diagnostic imaging, care, and research throughout the university. To learn more about Winship research, outreach, clinical trials, and faculty and staff, visit www.winshipcancer.emory.edu.
The School of Medicine, in addition to cancer research and care, is nationally recognized in areas of infectious disease, neurosciences, heart disease, transplantation, orthopedics, pediatrics, renal disease, ophthalmology, and geriatrics. Winship has over 500 faculty, who received $85 million in total research funding reported in CY 2021. Atlanta is home to two other large research universities, many other schools and colleges, vigorous technology and biomedical sectors, together with extensive parks and green space.
The successful applicant will show a history of academic scholarship and achievement as well as a strong clinical background.
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.