Mission or Goal of Unit: The mission of the Department of Neurology is to provide state of the art comprehensive patient centered neurological care for adults and children, perform translational and clinical research to further understanding of disease mechanisms and develop new treatments, and train the next generation of neurologists and clinical neuroscientists. The Department of Neurology is committed to enhancing diversity among its faculty, staff, and students. Department faculty have a
responsibility to provide service to their profession and our community.

Chief Purpose of this position: The Center for Inherited Myology Research (CIMR) within the Department of Neurology is seeking a full-time member designed to grow the basic and translational elements of the program. In this role, the faculty member would take the lead on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of the muscular dystrophies and potential modifiers of disease progression with a goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches.

Position Responsibilities: 

1. Clinical
N/A

2. Teaching
Faculty member will have the opportunity to supervise and teach graduate students from Human and Molecular
Genetics or related disciplines.

3. Research
The Center for Inherited Myology Research (CIMR) is engaged in clinical and translation research projects. The
faculty member will be expected to participate in, and when appropriate lead, clinical research and clinical trials.
The faculty member will take the lead on understanding molecular pathogenesis of the muscular dystrophies and
potential modifiers of disease progression with a goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches.

4. Service
Faculty member will serve on departmental, School of Medicine, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as
in a professional capacity in their field, e.g. reviewer, conference organizer, etc.

Required Qualifications: 

 - Completion PhD in Physiology or closely related field
 - Post doctoral work /experience RNA laboratory
 - Prior experience and training in the development of therapeutic transgenes to work on the
development of gene therapies.
 - Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or
commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.