Opportunity Details
Department of Neurology
Neurology
Tenure
Commensurate w/Experience
Co-Director of the Tracy Family SILQ Center
The Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has an exciting opportunity for the co-Director of the newly established Tracy Family SILQ Center https://batemanlab.wustl.edu/silq-center focusing on neuroscience aging initiatives. The Tracy Family SILQ Center and the Bateman lab discovered the first accurate and later the highest accuracy blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease (>90% accuracy, now being used in the clinic to diagnose patients). The position comes with substantial resources to grow research initiatives in fundamental processes of the biology of aging, as they relate to brain aging and neurodegeneration. These resources include funding for faculty recruitment, staff, research space, and capital equipment.
The position is expected to leverage the vast resources at WashU, a global leading research center in Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration, to collaborate with WashU and international groups on establishing a program to research fundamental processes of the biology of aging in the brain, which is the major risk factor for neurodegeneration. The position is expected to take a major leadership role at WashU, leveraging the deep and broad resources, to synergize research to lead to seminal findings in the biology of the aging brain. This position will lead a major initiative in fundamental CNS aging processes within the Tracy Family SILQ Center, as the co-director of the SILQ Center, which is cross-departmental in Neurology, Psychiatry, Medicine, and the neurosciences at Washington University School of Medicine.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
- Area of Research in the biology of aging, with neuroscience focus
- Focus and expertise with neurodegenerative diseases
- Extensive and deep collaborations across multiple high-impact research groups
- Support for developing novel clinical studies, biomarkers of aging development, and translational and basic research
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Essential Functions)
- Co-Direct the Tracy Family SILQ Center Aging component including directing funds to initiation of research programs, recruitment of faculty and post-doctoral fellows, purchasing capital equipment, and integration and collaboration with existing WashU research efforts.
- Establish fundamental biology of neuroscience aging research programs in the SILQ Center. Create a vision for how to achieve seminal discoveries in the biology of brain aging.
- Expand research and collaborate with translational and clinical research programs to launch ground-breaking clinical trials in brain aging.
- Utilize the 4 decades of world-leading Alzheimer’s disease research at WashU to synergize breakthroughs in the understanding of the biology of aging. Resources include dozens of research groups from clinical applications to molecular characterization with ongoing clinical studies in thousands of research participants, thousands of highly characterized brains, advanced PET and MRI imaging, world-leading CSF and blood characterization, and rapid clinical study design & launch support.
MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Doctorate in Science, Medicine, or related field, (e.g. Ph.D., M.D., etc.)
CRITICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
- Effective leadership skills with demonstration of ability to lead scientists in ground-breaking research.
- Highly self-motivated, goal-oriented, and effective with minimal supervision, and the ability to motivate and manage other high-performing researchers.
- Scientific hypothesis generation, experimental testing, analysis of data, formulating and publishing results.
- Strong leadership and management skills with demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with grant applications and management.
- Ability to work closely and constructively with interdisciplinary teams and foster good working relationships with team members.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral).
- Ability to manage time, multi-task, and effectively prioritize projects to meet timelines.
- Ability to use independent thought, judgment and creativity to formulate and implement effective solutions to complex problems
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Greater than 7 years’ experience in research in aging, neurodegeneration, neuroscience, or related fields.
Randall j. Bateman, MD
314-747-07066
11/27/2023
12/31/2023
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