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Emergency Medicine, Injury Prevention Center Faculty
MD-MPH or PhD, Senior Scientist
The Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) at the Boston
University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical
Center (BMC) seeks an academic faculty member, for our
Injury Prevention Center (IPC). Applicants can be at the
Assistant, Associate or Professor level, with IPC
leadership opportunity for applicants with significant
experience.
BMC is a level-one trauma center with an annual census of
over 130,000, serving as Boston’s major safety net
hospital. The Department of Emergency Medicine is an
independent academic department within BUSM and BMC. The
BMC ED is the medical control hub and academic base for
Boston EMS.
We seek candidates with a demonstrated record of injury
prevention research to join and assume leadership roles in
the IPC. The BMC IPC, founded in 2000, is an ED-based
research, education, and advocacy collaborative with focus
on opioid harm reduction interventions, violence
intervention advocacy, traffic fatalities, youth
concussion/brain injury, and older adult falls
epidemiology and intervention. IPC personnel include PhD
researchers and EM clinicians who collaborate closely with
the BUSM Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, Neurology,
and Geriatrics, the Boston University School of Public
Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and
other regional and national injury research centers.
Successful candidates will have a MD, PhD, or equivalent
degree, and will demonstrate a commitment to the training
of EM residents and students and mentoring of junior
faculty. Candidates may have expertise in one or more of
the current IPC focus areas or in other areas of injury
prevention. Preference will be given to applicants with a
proven track record in injury prevention research and
grant funding. The position comes with competitive salary
commensurate with experience, an excellent benefits
package, and a faculty appointment.
BMC/BUSM is an equal opportunity/affirmative employer.
The BMC Department of Emergency Medicine is exceptionally
committed to diversity and inclusion within our faculty
and residents and welcomes applicants from diverse
backgrounds.
For further information, contact:
Jonathan Olshaker, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
Boston Medical Center
BCD Building, 1st Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Email:
olshaker@bu.edu |
