Specific Title: Assoc./Professor of Diabetes Research with Endowed Chair - Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Focus

Location: IU School of Medicine

Department: IUSM - Medicine - Endocrinology

Campus: IU School of Medicine Indianapolis

Position Announcement:

The Endocrinology Division, Department of Medicine and the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the Indiana University School of Medicine are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative clinical/translational diabetes researcher at the rank of Associate/Full Professor with an Endowed Chair. The successful applicant will have a track record of research excellence and funding in areas related to health outcomes in diabetes, innovations in diabetes care delivery, diabetes epidemiology, informatics, or other similar topics. Faculty would be joining a vibrant diabetes research community within the IU School of Medicine, which is part of a broader diabetes research ecosystem in Indiana that includes public and private partners. IUSM is the home to the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (CDMD), one of 16 NIH P30 funded Diabetes Research Centers. The CDMD provides support for research cores, pilot and feasibility grant funding, and a number of enrichment activities, including an Annual Diabetes Symposium and weekly multidisciplinary seminar series. IUSM diabetes faculty provide leadership to several large national and international multisite networks and studies, including Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD), the Integrated Islet Distribution Program, the Immune Tolerance Network, Restoring Insulin Secretion (RISE) study, the Comparative Effectiveness Study of Major Glycemia-lowering Medications for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (GRADE), the Human Islet Research Network, and the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT). IUSM is home to the NIH-funded Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), which is a statewide research partnership between IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame University. IUSM is also affiliated with the prestigious Regenstrief Institute, a national and international leader in patient-centered research and health informatics, and the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, connecting academic institutions and industry partners in Indiana.
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