Research / Basic Science Faculty

• Assistant or Associate Professor-Division Chief, Health System Science - SMS-2658

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  This is an administrative, managerial and research position with direct responsibility to the Chair, Department of Population Science and Policy. The Division Chief is responsible for the strategic direction, leadership and implementation of strategies to establish and grow the Health System Science Division through health services research to better understand social problems, analyze existing policy, and develop policy-oriented solutions. This individual is also responsible for overall development, implementation and evaluation of undergraduate and graduate medical education in the area of health system science as it relates to population health. Finally, this individual will be accountable for fiscal management, faculty recruitment, faculty and staff support and research functions for the Health System Science Division of Population Science and Policy.

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• Assistant or Associate Professor-Division Chief, Human and Community Development - SMS-2657

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  This is an administrative, managerial, and research position with direct responsibility to the Chair, Department of Population Science and Policy. The Division Chief is responsible for the strategic direction, leadership, and implementation of strategies to establish and grow the Human and Community Development Division through action-oriented research in collaboration with communities to innovate and improve the health outcomes for central and southern Illinois. This individual is also responsible for overall development, implementation and evaluation of undergraduate and graduate medical education in the area of behavioral and social science as it relates to population health. Finally, this individual will be accountable for fiscal management, faculty recruitment, faculty and staff support, and research functions for the Human and Community Development Division of Population Science and Policy.  

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• Assistant Professor - SMS-2585

  Department: Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous, externally funded discovery/translational melanoma research program focused on immune-evasion mechanisms, immunotherapy approaches for treatment of melanoma, and/or the mechanism of actions of a novel antimelanoma compounds. This position complements a major clinical emphasis to establish a comprehensive melanoma treatment center at the Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU.

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• Assistant Professor - SMS-2854

  Department: Pharmacology-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  Conduct research in auditory neuropharmacology, auditory sensory processing, synaptic sensory gating and/or the role of cognition and limbic function in audition to include innovative neuroscience approaches including in vivo, in vitro electrophysiology, optogenetics, use of genetic models and behavioral techniques. Actively participate in undergraduate medical education as well teaching in the Pharmacology and Neuroscience Graduate program.

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• Associate Professor or Professor - SMS-2697

  Department: Cancer Institute-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The Director of Cancer Epidemiology is responsible for developing, promoting and coordination the programmatic aspects of a cancer epidemiology program for Simmons Cancer Institute. The individual will be expected to develop a vigorous, eternally funded research program and to collaborate with other members of the Department, the Cancer Institute, Population Science and Policy, and the School as appropriate. The teaching responsibilities will include participation in the curriculum for undergraduate medical students as well as in the Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry Graduate program as appropriate. The mentoring of graduate students in pursuit of the M.S. and Ph.D. degree and postdoctoral fellows is expected.

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• Clinical Research Specialist - SMS-2798

  Department: Center for Clinical Research-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  Provide operational support for clinical research and/or research development activities in the Center for Clinical Research (CCR) and participate in research projects for other Departments, as appropriate. This position requires strong interpersonal skills and a basic understanding of policies and the guidelines that govern clinical research activities.

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• Education Assistant Professor (part-time) - SMS-2855

  Department: Medical Humanities-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The appointee will participate in teaching, research and service in areas of competence. The appointee will assist in developing strategic initiatives and plans for the office of Equity, Diversity and inclusion, identifying and seeking funding to support the initiatives and plans, and developing collaborative spaces for equity innovation.

  The appointee will build an infrastructure that supports and fosters root cause analysis of equity issues and promotes active problem solving to foster broader, more inclusive access to education and health. The appointee will have a particular interest in trauma informed care in order to address burnout, secondary trauma, primary trauma, compassion fatigue, race based trauma, sex gender based trauma, and diffusion of cultural innovation.

  In addition the appointee will serve as an academic strategist to mitigate trauma for medical students, residents and faculty members who may experience secondary trauma in the academic and/or clinical environment. Part of this coach’s role requires background knowledge in academic performance, identity development, cultural awareness, trauma informed care, and action research.

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• Education Assistant Professor/Carbondale - SMS-2735

  Department: MEDPREP/Medical Education Preparatory-SMC
  Division: NA
  Campus: Carbondale
  Overview:

  The primary purpose of this position is to provide direction for and oversight of the MEDPREP program.

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• Health Policy Specialist (Research Project Specialist) - SMS-2803

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The primary function of this position is to provide research operational support for community based population science and policy activities for the Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) and its affiliated faculty.

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• Post Doctoral Fellow - SMS-2683

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The primary function of this position is to serve as a research program liaison and coordinator for the Department of Population Science and Policy. This individual will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating varied population science research projects under the direction of the Chief, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division of PSP. This position will also assist with analysis and interpretation of research findings; organize and prepare data for research grant proposals, presentations and publications; assist with clinical research protocol development; and assist with manuscript development, writing and submission. This position requires a strong understanding of the scientific research process and the regulatory policies and guidelines that govern human subject research.

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• Post Doctoral Fellow - SMS-2820

  Department: Neuroscience Institute-SMS
  Division: Center for Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The Postdoctoral Associate will provide advanced independent and/or directed research to achieve the objectives for Dr. Hascup’s awarded grants. The primary purpose of postdoctoral training is to develop new or advanced research skills, increase publication record, gain experience in scientific writing, presentation skills, and mentoring of graduate students. Dr. Hascup studies aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and related disorders in rodent models using various behavioral testing, in vivo electrochemistry, immunohistochemistry and various cellular and molecular techniques.

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• Research Assistant Professor - SMS-2821

  Department: Center for Clinical Research-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  This Center for Clinical Research based positon will involve the planning, coordination, administration and implementation of clinical research programs at SIU School of Medicine. Collaboration with other members of basic science faculty, clinical faculty, graduate and medical students will be expected. Participation in collaborative and/or independent research is expected consistent with expertise and collaborative opportunities available, as appropriate. This position requires a strong understanding of the scientific research methods and the regulatory policies and guidelines that govern human subject research.

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• Research Assistant Professor-Biostatistician/Bioinformatician/Clinical Epidemiologist  - SMS-2637

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  Major areas of focus will be: 1) accessing and analyzing ambulatory, in-patient clinical, and population level data, 2) overseeing and maintaining private and public disease registries that will integrate commonly collected clinical data with specialized population level data sets, 3) working with basic, clinical and translational scientists on the development of investigator-initiated protocols, and 4) obtaining, accessing and analyzing big data sets from outside sources.

  The candidate will also be expected to develop and pursue a portfolio of externally funded research complementary to high priority areas of PSP including cancer, children’s health, sexually transmitted diseases and other projects of interest. The position requires expertise in behavioral and population-based research studies with the goal of changing health outcomes in central and southern Illinois through big data analysis. Big data being defined as datasets so large and complex that they don’t conform to traditional methods of analysis and storage.

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• Research Development Coordinator - SMS-2845

  Department: Internal Medicine-SMS
  Division: Administration
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  To provide research development support in the Center for Clinical Research (CCR) or other departments as appropriate. The individual will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating various academic, clinical, and translational research projects.

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• Research Project Specialist - SMS-2761

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The primary function of this position is to provide research operational support for community based population science and policy activities for the Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) and its affiliated faculty.

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• Research Project Specialist - SMS-2829

  Department: Population Science and Policy-SMS
  Division: NA
  Campus: -Springfield
  Overview:

  The primary function of this position is to provide research operational support for community based population science and policy activities for the Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) and its affiliated faculty.

  This position is anticipated to be based in the Carbondale area and requires a significant amount of travel in the southern IL region, as well as, occasional travel to central IL. Infrequent overnight travel.

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