Career Opportunities - Assistant/Associate/Professor-Research

The Division of Research in the Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology at LSU Health Shreveport (https://shorturl.at/8pTkM) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level.  The faculty member will join an internationally recognized research group with close ties to the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences (https://shorturl.at/sFtCf).  Investigators within the Pathology Department and cardiovascular center focus on diverse research areas, including atherosclerotic plaque formation, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, heart failure, neurovascular function/stroke, peripheral artery disease, diabetes, and microvascular dysfunction.   

Successful candidates will be expected to establish a dynamic, extramurally-funded research program addressing fundamental questions in cardiovascular or cardiometabolic disease while participating in the teaching mission of Department. They will have access to state of the art core facilities and access to intramural research funding through the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences. 

The applicant must meet the following: 

• Must Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree
• Relevant experience
• Outstanding record of accomplishment
• A research focus in the area of cardiovascular or cardiometabolic disease.

N/A

PSN/PER Number: PSN 28984/PER 23-11-9959

Salary Range: Competitive and commensurate with experience

Primary Location: Shreveport, LA

The LSU Systems Office has provided LSU Health-Shreveport employees with excellent benefit options designed with you and your dependents in mind. Our Benefits Section is available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to help answer any questions you might have about these benefits.

• The salary is commensurate with experience and training.
• Generous Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Optional Retirement Plans

LSU Health – Shreveport offers a competitive salary, generous start-up package, and benefits. LSU Health – Shreveport is committed to a diverse and inclusive work and educational environment.

LSU Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To Apply:
Please send a C.V., a concise future research statement, and the names of three references to:

A. Wayne Orr, Vice Chair for Research in Pathology and Translational Pathobiology

Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences

wayne.orr@lsuhs.edu and ShvFacultyRecruitment@lsuhs.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.