Assistant/Associate/Professor (open rank) for Orthopaedic Research Position Available In Richland, South Carolina

Posting Number

FAC00067PO25

Advertised Title Assistant/Associate/Professor (open rank) for Orthopaedic Research
Campus Columbia
College/Division School of Medicine Columbia
Department SOMC Orthopaedic Surgery
Advertised Salary Range Salarymensurate with education and experience
Location of Vacancy 1
Part/Full Time Full Time
Hours per Week 37.5
Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
Basis 12 months
Work County Richland
Tenure Information Tenure-Track/Tenured Category Faculty
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Position Description
Advertised Job Summary Orthopaedic Research
The Department of Orthopaedics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia (USC SOMC) is seeking applications for faculty with discipline-specific expertise in translational science, research, bone health, and an interest in artificial intelligence to enhance our research enterprise to develop and executepetitive grant applications for federal funding. The position is an open rank-Assistant/Associate/Professor level within the tenure track, depending on experience and qualifications.
The Orthopaedic Department is seeking to position itself as a national and international leader in bone health from the understanding of bone development, its interaction with loading, the response to physiologic and super-physiological loading to remodeling, repair and healing. We believe that increased understanding in these areas can improve the lives of patients locally regionally, and national. To that end, we seek topete for large federal grants to study these processes, understand them better, and develop clinically relevant and broadly applicable strategies for prevention and treatment. We are seeking candidates with a track record of research in this domain and the desire to join a team that is laser focused on delivering results in this subject matter.
Our department is an integrated orthopaedic department that has a strong focus on clinical care of the patients in our region. We seek to continually improve the care that we are delivering by constantly seeking to understand the effects of our treatment with a focus on patient reported oues. We are seeking a research scientist to join the team and support the mission of continually improving patient’s care through thoughtfully design and detail oriented high quality research studies.
Teaching and research facilities at SOMC include a state-of-the-art anatomy teaching laboratory and cutting-edge lecture facilities, simulation center, multidisciplinary laboratory, and team-based learning room. In addition, we have long-standing excellent relationships with Ft. Jackson, the University of South Carolina departments of Public Health, Engineering, Computer Science, and Immunology to name a few. These facilities, our relationships with subject matter experts in numerous relevant domains and our connections with the local VA Hospital system and Ft. Jackson make our environment for scholarly activity in bone health one of kind.
Candidates are also expected to participate in scholarly activities and research programs that will provide opportunities to mentor our students, at a variety of learning levels, for future success. Engaging oral and writtenmunication, as well as inclusive interpersonal skills, are essential for success in this role.

Job Duties:

Research – 90%
Develop and conduct scholarly activities, including: development, coordination, execution of large federally funded grants, coordination of multidisciplinary teams, leading research question development,parative effectiveness, translational, and/or other forms of clinically relevant research; submit findings for publication, for regional, national, and international presentations, and for extramural funding.
Teaching – 5%
Serve as content expert in research, research methodology, statistical analysis, and funding acquisition.
Assist on an as requested basis with the development of educational materials, didactic lectures, and project mentorship of students, as needed by other teaching faculty.
Attend learning activities to ensure integration and appropriate delivery of content; review curriculum feedback and progress to identify strengths and weaknesses and provide feedback to all appropriate individuals.
Mentor individuals with a strong research interest in orthopaedics at a variety of educational levels.
Service – 5%
Professional
Serve as a representative of

USC SOMC

through selection for service to local, state, and national specialty organizations within the area of expertise of the faculty member, or through the research areas of medical education,parative effectiveness, and/or translational research.
Institution
Provide educational support for at-risk or underachieving students, as well as service on medical schoolmittees as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience o Ph. D or equivalent terminal degree in basic science, epidemiology, bone health, public health, or a related discipline.
o Record of successfully securing national funding (NIH, NSF, DoD) as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator.
o Experience in basic science research, bone health, generation of research questions, grant writing, and grant submission to multiple funding agencies.
o Experience with the design, delivery, and evaluation of grants and grant programs.
o Experience in a learner-centered environment with innovative teaching methods including Team-Based Learning, problem-based learning, and/or case-based learning.
o Candidates must demonstrate the ability to translate basic science topics to clinically relevant application.
o Proven record of dissemination in scholarship related to foundational sciences/translational research (e.g., implementation science, population health and patient-centered oues research) to local, regional, national, and international audiences.

Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications:

1. Recognized experience and expertise with the design, delivery, and execution of large scale federally funded research grants
2. Competence in the scientific method, statistical analysis, leading, supporting, and developing teams, presenting research appropriately to peers, learners and superiors.
3. Caring about research; specifically, about developing relevant and clinically impactful questions, utilizing rigorous, proven research methodology, and a hunger for discovering the ground truth through scholarly inquiry.
4. Proven record of dissemination in scholarship related to foundational sciences/translational research (e.g., implementation science, population health and patient-centered oues research), curriculum and medical education research, and/or collaborative research within a patient care clinical delivery system.
5. Additional consideration will be given to candidates with backgrounds in physiology, exercise science, epidemiology, public health, and/or bone health relevant disciplines.
6. Enthusiasm
Posting Detail Information
Desired Start Date 08/16/2025
Job Open Date 05/19/2025
Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes
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