Hiring Organization:
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Pathology Section on Comparative Medicine
Date Posted:
2010-07-23
Position Description:
The Department of Pathology Section on Comparative Medicine of Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers a Post-Doctoral Fellowship for DVMs interested in research training. The fellowship may lead to an MS or PhD degree. Research opportunities are available in the areas of nonhuman primate aging and physical function, depression, neurobehavioral influences on cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Unique institutional resources include the Wake Forest University Primate Center, the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, the Center for Biomolecular Imaging, and the Sticht Center for Aging Research. Research funding for the 18 faculty in the Section on Comparative Medicine is over $9M/year. The WFUSM community includes over 800 faculty and approximately $200M/year in research funding, spanning 67 academic departments, Centers or Institutes.
The Medical Center is the major employer in Winston-Salem, an affordable community of 200,000 in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Salary is NIH scale, commensurate with experience. WFUSM provides health insurance and travel support. Applicants must be graduates of accredited schools of veterinary medicine. Interested applicants should send a statement of career goals and interests, a curriculum vitae, college transcripts, and 3 letters of reference to:
Carol A. Shively, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040
Telephone: 336-716-1500, or email cshively@wfubmc.edu
Qualifications/Experience:
Applicants must be graduates of accredited schools of veterinary medicine.
Salary/funding:
Salary is NIH scale, commensurate with experience. WFUSM provides health insurance and travel support.
Term of Appointment:
TBD
Contact Information:
Carol A. Shively, Ph.D.
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040
USA
Website:
http://www.wfubmc.edu/Research/Comparative-Medicine/Carol-A--Shively,-PhD.htm
E-mail Address:
cshively@wfubmc.edu