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The Department of Health Science and Research, chaired by Steve Kautz, PhD, is searching for a faculty member to join a dynamic and growing program, housed in the Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions, within the College of Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina in beautiful and historic Charleston, South Carolina. We are seeking an established investigator (Associate Professor or an established Assistant Professor) to join a dynamic and productive team of senior investigators and junior faculty members with a research focus in theory-based measurement and treatment of persons with impairments due to stroke, spinal cord injury or other neurological conditions (http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/...arch/index.htm).
Our research team conducts studies of measurement and treatment in order to develop theoretical frameworks for normal and impaired mechanisms of both control of movement and acquisition of motor behavior. We are particularly interested in researchers with innovative ideas and approaches in the areas of upper extremity function and rehabilitation; motor learning; balance and falls; dual-task paradigms; and health outcomes. However, all areas of neurorehabilitation will be considered. Candidates must possess a PhD in rehabilitation science, bioengineering or a related field. Secondary academic appointments with teaching opportunities are available for qualified applicants, with current members of the research group also holding joint appointments in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Bioengineering. There are also strong collaborations with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and applicants interested in a joint VA research appointment are strongly encouraged to apply (need not be a current VA investigator).
Substantial resources are available for performing innovative neurorehabilitation research. While the research program is based on the concept of shared common core resources, start-up funds and space (more than 1300 additional square feet) are available to establish new laboratories. Current state of the art laboratory facilities (http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/...ries/index.htm) include: Upper Extremity Motor Function Laboratory, Locomotor Energetics and Assessment Laboratory, Locomotor Rehabilitation Laboratory, Neuromuscular Assessment Laboratory, and Communication and Swallowing Laboratory.
The research program has a very close collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina JCAHO certified Primary Stroke Center of Excellence directed by Robert Adams, MD, which is part of a large stroke and cerebrovascular disease program. He provides enthusiastic support to rehabilitation research and has a large research infrastructure in the Stroke Center. About 800 patients per year are admitted to MUSC with some type of stroke. The neurorehabilitation research program and the Stroke Center of Excellence work together to facilitate recruitment of subjects; provide medical consultation for rehabilitation researchers; build databases containing behavioral, neuromechanical, neurological and outcomes information; and to perform innovative stroke rehabilitation research projects. The Center also has in place collaborations with the Center for Advanced Imaging Research (CAIR), which serves as a hub for generating and refining imaging studies, facilitating access to imaging machines, and assisting with image data analysis. CAIR houses a 3T whole body research scanner equipped with integrated fMRI paradigm presentation equipment, offering visual, auditory and olfactory stimulus delivery, with tactile and verbal feedback. In addition, the Center has collaborations with the Brain Stimulation Laboratory (BSL), located within the MUSC Institute of Psychiatry. BSL researchers perform both basic research studies and clinical trials using transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.
The Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions also includes a well-established research focus on risk assessment and prevention of adverse outcomes. Directed by James Krause, PhD, this area includes projects delineating risk of morbidity and mortality related to psychological, behavioral, environmental, and health factors, predominantly with the spinal cord injured population. Dr. Krause currently holds two federally funded centers including a center for health outcomes research among underserved populations and a rehabilitation research and training center on secondary conditions and spinal cord injury. Applications from investigators that would collaborate with researchers in this focus area are also encouraged.
The Medical University of South Carolina is a research intensive university with an academic health center. In FY2011, MUSC faculty received grants and contracts totaling $240 million. Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) increased to $103.3 million. The College of Health Professions also hosts a PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science, which is an interdisciplinary post baccalaureate degree program with concentrations in Pathology and Impairment, Functional Limitations, and Health Services. The concentration areas encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty and train team scientists to approach complex disorders and conditions from a cross-discipline and cross-system perspective. Faculty with a Bioengineering background can also mentor PhD students from the Clemson University-MUSC Bioengineering program which is housed on the MUSC campus.
Questions regarding the positions (not the application process) and College of Health Professions Research can be directed to:
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, Search Committee Chair
harrisbm@musc.edu
Applications must be submitted online to Job Req #046996 at http://www.jobs.musc.edu/hrm along with a letter describing qualifications and curriculum vitae. Review of applications will begin immediately and the positions will remain open until filled. Questions concerning the application process may be directed to:
Marisah Daniels, MHA
College of Health Professions
Department of Health Sciences and Research
danielsh@musc.edu
We are an equal opportunity employer, supporting workplace diversity.
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MUSC is a drug-free workplace.
The Department of Health Science and Research, chaired by Steve Kautz, PhD, is searching for a faculty member to join a dynamic and growing program, housed in the Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions, within the College of Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina in beautiful and historic Charleston, South Carolina. We are seeking an established investigator (Associate Professor or an established Assistant Professor) to join a dynamic and productive team of senior investigators and junior faculty members with a research focus in theory-based measurement and treatment of persons with impairments due to stroke, spinal cord injury or other neurological conditions (http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/...arch/index.htm).
Our research team conducts studies of measurement and treatment in order to develop theoretical frameworks for normal and impaired mechanisms of both control of movement and acquisition of motor behavior. We are particularly interested in researchers with innovative ideas and approaches in the areas of upper extremity function and rehabilitation; motor learning; balance and falls; dual-task paradigms; and health outcomes. However, all areas of neurorehabilitation will be considered. Candidates must possess a PhD in rehabilitation science, bioengineering or a related field. Secondary academic appointments with teaching opportunities are available for qualified applicants, with current members of the research group also holding joint appointments in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Bioengineering. There are also strong collaborations with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and applicants interested in a joint VA research appointment are strongly encouraged to apply (need not be a current VA investigator).
Substantial resources are available for performing innovative neurorehabilitation research. While the research program is based on the concept of shared common core resources, start-up funds and space (more than 1300 additional square feet) are available to establish new laboratories. Current state of the art laboratory facilities (http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/...ries/index.htm) include: Upper Extremity Motor Function Laboratory, Locomotor Energetics and Assessment Laboratory, Locomotor Rehabilitation Laboratory, Neuromuscular Assessment Laboratory, and Communication and Swallowing Laboratory.
The research program has a very close collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina JCAHO certified Primary Stroke Center of Excellence directed by Robert Adams, MD, which is part of a large stroke and cerebrovascular disease program. He provides enthusiastic support to rehabilitation research and has a large research infrastructure in the Stroke Center. About 800 patients per year are admitted to MUSC with some type of stroke. The neurorehabilitation research program and the Stroke Center of Excellence work together to facilitate recruitment of subjects; provide medical consultation for rehabilitation researchers; build databases containing behavioral, neuromechanical, neurological and outcomes information; and to perform innovative stroke rehabilitation research projects. The Center also has in place collaborations with the Center for Advanced Imaging Research (CAIR), which serves as a hub for generating and refining imaging studies, facilitating access to imaging machines, and assisting with image data analysis. CAIR houses a 3T whole body research scanner equipped with integrated fMRI paradigm presentation equipment, offering visual, auditory and olfactory stimulus delivery, with tactile and verbal feedback. In addition, the Center has collaborations with the Brain Stimulation Laboratory (BSL), located within the MUSC Institute of Psychiatry. BSL researchers perform both basic research studies and clinical trials using transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.
The Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions also includes a well-established research focus on risk assessment and prevention of adverse outcomes. Directed by James Krause, PhD, this area includes projects delineating risk of morbidity and mortality related to psychological, behavioral, environmental, and health factors, predominantly with the spinal cord injured population. Dr. Krause currently holds two federally funded centers including a center for health outcomes research among underserved populations and a rehabilitation research and training center on secondary conditions and spinal cord injury. Applications from investigators that would collaborate with researchers in this focus area are also encouraged.
The Medical University of South Carolina is a research intensive university with an academic health center. In FY2011, MUSC faculty received grants and contracts totaling $240 million. Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) increased to $103.3 million. The College of Health Professions also hosts a PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science, which is an interdisciplinary post baccalaureate degree program with concentrations in Pathology and Impairment, Functional Limitations, and Health Services. The concentration areas encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty and train team scientists to approach complex disorders and conditions from a cross-discipline and cross-system perspective. Faculty with a Bioengineering background can also mentor PhD students from the Clemson University-MUSC Bioengineering program which is housed on the MUSC campus.
Questions regarding the positions (not the application process) and College of Health Professions Research can be directed to:
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, Search Committee Chair
harrisbm@musc.edu
Applications must be submitted online to Job Req #046996 at http://www.jobs.musc.edu/hrm along with a letter describing qualifications and curriculum vitae. Review of applications will begin immediately and the positions will remain open until filled. Questions concerning the application process may be directed to:
Marisah Daniels, MHA
College of Health Professions
Department of Health Sciences and Research
danielsh@musc.edu
We are an equal opportunity employer, supporting workplace diversity.
m/f/v/d
MUSC is a drug-free workplace.