Scientist, PhD (Plastic Surgery, Tenure Track Faculty)

The Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, is currently recruiting a PhD level Scientist to join our renowned research team and serve as the principal basic scientist for a division of 12 faculty and 18 residents. This is an opportunity for basic research discovery in biomedical engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, as well as for translation of promising technologies into clinical trials and ultimately to improve the lives of patients. The successful candidate will serve as co-director of the Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab (MSRM). The MSRM has a research theme of clinical and experimental microsurgery, with an emphasis on peripheral nerve regeneration and repair.

The UW Department of Surgery consists of more than 160 faculty across eleven specialty divisions, performing more than 25,000 operations annually. The Department also trains more than 70 residents and fellows and is consistently ranked amongst the top surgery programs with extramural research funding, currently 7th in the nation according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The department provides a robust infrastructure of services including academic resources such as The Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program (WiSOR), which provides support, resources, and a collaborative environment to facilitate surgical health services research at the University of Wisconsin. The Department's Office of Clinical Research provides coordinator support for Clinical Trials as well regulatory support for research, and the grants management team provides comprehensive pre-award to post- award support. The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin also provides access to a network of surgeons throughout the state and this platform provides opportunities for collaborative quality improvement that improves the care of surgical patients throughout the state and region.

In this leadership position, the candidate will be expected to develop an independent, federally funded research lab, and will work independently and with collaborators to develop novel solutions that build the foundation of a successful and sustainable research program. Additionally, the candidate must prioritize collaboration and collegiality. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach, and provide mentorship to, undergraduate students, medical students, plastic surgery residents, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. The Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab serves as the primary teaching space for microsurgery in the Department of Surgery and the successful candidate will be expected to oversee these efforts along with a well-established MD/microsurgeon educator.

(30%) Conduct basic and translational scientific research in biomedical engineering, neural engineering and regenerative medicine that will form the backbone of an internationally recognized research program.
(25%) Provide project oversight, identify research problems and potential solutions, and design and execute research methodologies.
(15%) Microsurgery training lab oversight and supervision of education research.
(10%) Identify and submit successful applications for government and foundation grants. Pursue collaborations internally, nationally and internationally.
(10%) Supervise multidisciplinary teams.
(10%) Prepare research results for publication and presentation at local, national and international meetings.

The applicant will participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
PhD in Biomedical Science, or other closely related field is required on or before the date of appointment letter.

Candidates must have at least 2 years full-time post-doctoral laboratory training or experience in a relevant basic science setting by the start date.

Additional experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Experience with translational neuroscience, neural control of locomotion, electrical stimulation to promote bone growth and wound healing.
- Demonstrated expertise in research design, data analysis and data dissemination.
- Electrode design for in vivo neural recordings.
- Demonstrate expertise in education research as it applies to the field of microsurgery/plastic surgery.
- Behavioral analysis of animals with peripheral nerve injury/disease
- Experience or interest in prosthetic development
- Specialization in biomedical engineering, tissue engineering or regenerative medicine

Competencies that the selected finalist for this role will possess include: Written and Verbal Communication Skills, grant writing, leadership and an ability to collaborate effectively.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

JANUARY 01, 2025

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Located on an isthmus between two lakes, Madison is the capital city of the state of Wisconsin. Fresh off of being named Livability's best U.S. city to live in for 2022, it is the second largest city in the state, with a city population of approximately 260,000 and regional population of over 1 million.

Madison boasts beautiful scenery and plentiful year-round outdoor activities with its 260 parks, more than 200 miles of trails, 15,000 acres of lakes and 12 beaches. As the home of our state government and the flagship University of Wisconsin campus, its also a hub of education and the arts. And as a city with a large community of young professionals, it offers vibrant restaurant, bar, and live music scenes.

Additionally, Madison is home to one of the strongest local food scenes in the country. From April to October, the Capitol Square hosts the largest producer-only farmers' market in the country. The city is also rich with cultural offerings in the arts. The Overture Center is a state-of-the-art performance center that hosts 700,000 educational and artistic experiences annually, including Broadway tours, and national and international touring artists.

The city has a dedicated athletics fan base which largely centers around the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Named the Best College Sports Town in the Country by Sports Illustrated, Badger fans support 23 programs, including perennial national contenders in football, women's volleyball, men's basketball and men's and women's hockey. Madison is also home to Forward Madison FC, the first professional soccer team in the city, as well as the Madison Mallards, a college wood-bat summer baseball league team.

Madison's technology economy is growing rapidly, and the region is home to the headquarters of Epic Systems, Exact Sciences, American Girl (Mattel), Sub-Zero, and Lands' End, as well as many biotech, healthcare IT, and health systems startups.

Getting to Madison is easy. Dane County Regional airport is a 10-minute drive from campus and offers direct flights to 15 U.S. cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Milwaukee can be reached in just over an hour while Chicago is just two hours away, giving travelers access to two international airports and a regional airport that offer direct flights to over 250 destinations combined.

Madison has been voted the No. 1 Best Place to Live (Livability, 2022), No. 1 City for Best Work-Life Balance (SmartAsset, 2022), No. 2 Best State to Practice Medicine (WalletHub 2020), No. 1 City for Most Successful Women Per Capita (Forbes, 2019), No. 6 Fittest City in the U.S. (ACSM American Fitness Index, 2023), No. 1 Best Place to Retire (Money, 2020) and No. 4 Best City for STEM Jobs (WalletHub, 2022)

The city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison acknowledge that they occupy ancestral Ho-Chunk land. The School of Medicine and Public Health recognizes the health inequities faced by Native communities and pledges to learn more and take action across all of its missions. This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial Caregiver Check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and then every four years.

The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position, neither UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit a current CV and a cover letter that addresses each of the following prompts:
1) Your interest in joining the University of Wisconsin's Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to collaboratively lead the Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab.
2) Your experience and areas of interest in Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine research.

You will also need to upload a statement of research (maximum of 3-pages).

The deadline for assuring full consideration is November 25, 2024; however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

Kj Ellis
kj.ellis@wisc.edu
608-264-3004
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