Assistant/Associate Research Faculty

The Center for Diabetes Technology (the "Center") at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is seeking a diabetes technologist to join our faculty. This is a research position, with possible limited teaching/student training depending on the candidate's preference. The candidate should have a very strong commitment to improving the management of diabetes by promoting technology development, testing, and translation for new preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in engineering, data science, mathematics, or physics and a successful track record in the development and clinical validation of technology-based clinical interventions. A minimum of 3 years of post-doctoral experience and prior experience in diabetes research are preferred. The compensation and recruitment package will depend on the candidate's qualifications. Salary, rank, and track are dependent upon qualifications and experience. For information regarding faculty tracks, visit ~~~/ .

The Center is directed by Prof. Boris Kovatchev, PhD, a world-renowned researcher in the field of diabetes technology and data science. He is actively involved with Center projects and with the direction of all Center faculty. The Center's Associate Director for Research is Prof. Marc Breton, PhD, a control and system engineer with 20 years of experience in transforming diabetes data into improved treatments, including some of the most advanced artificial pancreas (AP) algorithms to date. Prof. Sue Brown, MD leads the clinical aspects of the Center's work, including some of the largest randomized AP clinical trials in the World. The Center is translational in nature, focusing on continuity from vision, to research, to execution of clinical trials - an approach that allows our faculty to experience all aspects of the development of viable therapies.

The Center's faculty primarily comes from the School of Medicine, with appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine but maintains strong ties with the Schools of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Data Science. The primary appointment of the successful candidate will be at the School of Medicine, in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences.

For further information regarding the Center please contact Dr. Boris Kovatchev ( ~~~ (~~~) ), Dr. Marc Breton ( ~~~ ), or Dr. Sue Brown ( ~~~ ).

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy, including a criminal background check, as well as pre-employment health and drug screenings.

- Ph.D. in engineering, data science, mathematics, or physics.

- Successful track record in the development and clinical validation of technology-based clinical interventions.

- A minimum of 3 years of post-doctoral experience and prior experience in diabetes research are preferred.

TO APPLY:

Please apply through Interfolio at ~~~. Complete an application online and attach:

• CV/Resume

• Cover Letter detailing your interest in this position

• Statement addressing efforts that demonstrate a commitment to the University's mission of an inclusive community, ~~~ .

• Professional reference list

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2023, but the position will remain open until filled.

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