The University of New Mexico'sClinical and Translational Science Center seeks a faculty member to join theMentored Career Development (KL2) Scholar Program at the Assistant Professorlevel on either a tenure- or flex-track beginning in the fall of 2024.Individuals engaged in all types of clinical and translational research – frommolecular to community and population level investigations – relevant to theSchool of Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics andGynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Physical Rehabilitation, Psychiatryand Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Pharmacy are encouraged to apply.The successful Scholar candidate will have 75% of their effort committed totheir research and 25% committed to other duties. Candidates with MD, PhD,MD/PhD, Pharm D, or equivalent degrees, who have motivation and interest tobecome independently funded in clinical and translational research, areencouraged to apply.

The goal of the KL2 Scholar Program is to enhance the career development and training of junior faculty in clinical and translational research, emphasizing multidisciplinary, team-based approaches with the overarching goal of promoting clinical and translational investigation that will improve health and prevent disease. Candidates will be expected to aggressively pursue extramural funding while in the program. The Program will train and foster the career development of junior faculty to become the next generation of researchers who will perform clinical and translational investigation in multidisciplinary, collaborative research settings.

The Scholar will be known as a Clinical and Translational Science Center Scholar. The program will include an educational component tailored to the individual scholar in order to strengthen competencies in the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical and translational research. This opportunity will use the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Program Award (KL2) mechanism. Awards will be made for up to five years. The earliest anticipated start date is Fall 2024.

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center aims to advance health sciences in the most important priority health issues of our New Mexico communities. The successful candidate will be able to become a faculty member in one of the following School of Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Physical Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Pharmacy. This position is subject to criminal records screening in accordance with New Mexico law.