Tenure Track Investigator

The Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time tenure track or tenured Investigator at the academic rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor to run an independent research laboratory. The ideal candidate should have an interest in clinical care/clinical research and/or basic/translational laboratory (or dry bench) vision research as well as an active portfolio of grant supported research.

Qualified candidates will have PhD, MD or MD/PhD and have active research and grant portfolio. The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled. The expected base pay range for this position is $170,000 - $550,000. Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position.

The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; grant funding; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

When applying, please upload a CV and cover letter describing your interest and alignment with the position. Also upload this completed list of references form to suggest the names of individuals who could write letters of reference on your behalf. Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page: Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).

Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted. Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.

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