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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• Associate Professor or Professor - Director of Cancer Epidemiology - 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-2913

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

  The primary purpose of this position is to 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 the policies and the guidelines that govern clinical research activities.

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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-2922

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

  This position will provide advanced independent and/or directed research to ahcieve the objectives for the Neuroscience Laboratory's awarded NIH grants. It will be responsible for evaluating neurotransmission, behavior, molecular and cellular mechanisms, and intervention strategies as they relate to Alzheimer's disease progression. The position offers exceptional training in in vivo electrochemistry, rodent behavior, Alzheimer's disease, aging, cellular senescence, early intervention, and cellular and molecular techniques.

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• Post Doctoral Fellow - SMS-2935

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

  This position will perform independent and/or directed research activities to fulfill the aims of the laboratory’s NIH-funded grant under the direction of the laboratory Principle Investigator (PI), Dr. Ben Richardson in the Department of Pharmacology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL. Broadly, this laboratory addresses issues in understanding neural circuits and their role in disease using a multi-level state-of-the-art approach. The primary activities of the Fellow will be to perform viral injections in rodents, whole cell electrophysiology, microscopy, and training of students and laboratory staff.

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• Research Assistant or Associate Professor and Director of Community Engagement - SMS-2923

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

  This position will be responsible for the administration and development of research, outreach, and educational programs within Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) and the Memory and Aging Network. The area of Community Engagement covers research, education, outreach, and Beyond the Medical Center programs. The faculty member will also function as the Director of Community Engagement and is responsible for the administration and development of research, outreach, and educational programs within CADRD and the Memory and Aging Network. These programs are directed at physicians, residents, medical students, other healthcare professionals and the public, including dementia patients and their caregivers. The Director of Community Engagement may be assigned to appropriate faculty committees within the SOM and may receive other state and community appointments as they pertain to the mission and interests of the Center.

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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 Instructor - SMS-2866

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

  Instructor level researcher to supervise and augment research studies being conducted under the direction of Dr. Torry in the Departments of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology and Obstetrics & Gynecology. This person will be expected to contribute to scholarly productivity for the departments, augment external grant submissions and provide educational oversight for lab members.

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• Research Project Specialist - Multiple Vacancies - SMS-2888

  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-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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• Researcher III - SMS-2929

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

  This position will provide technical assistance and laboratory support in the areas of 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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• Senior Research Project Coordinator - SMS-2944

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

  The primary function of this position is to provide research administrative support for social innovation, education, research and policy integration efforts for the Department of Population Science and Policy. This individual will be responsible for managing, coordinating and facilitating varied community based population science and policy projects under the direction of the Assistant to the Chair of PSP, with input from the Chair and Division Chiefs.

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