Associate Professor (Research and Teaching) with tenure - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Met

Associate Professor (Research and Teaching) with tenure

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Department of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Posting Close Date : November 14, 2025

Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $100,000 to $135,000. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits:

Position Summary
The Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, is seeking an established researcher and teacher for our RT (Research and Teaching) tenured faculty. The faculty should have broad research expertise in biomedical sciences, which spans cancer research, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, health disparities, surgical pathology, vascular biology, exercise physiology, and lifestyle interventions. The faculty should have a well-established research portfolio with a history of federally funded research grants from the NIH. The faculty should have a well-established teaching portfolio of teaching students and trainees at all learner levels.

The Research and Teaching (RT) Track is for tenure system faculty with significant research commitment in addition to teaching and service, including patient care where applicable. Appointment of faculty in the RT Track depends primarily on documented achievement in scholarly research activities and excellence in teaching in the discipline of biomedical sciences, which spans cancer research, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, health disparity, surgical pathology, vascular biology, exercise physiology, and lifestyle intervention. The hallmark of scholarly achievement for this track is the generation of new knowledge through creative and original research and excellence in this area. The quality of publications, consistency of performance, and the extent of involvement of the candidate in research are more important than the overall quantity of articles. Demonstration of and potential for continued attainment of substantial peer-reviewed external support is required. Invited papers presented at scholarly meetings and conferences, research seminars presented at other institutions, and services on national scientific advisory boards. Excellence in teaching with outstanding performance in the successful mentoring of undergraduate, medical, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees in laboratory settings.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or MD degree (or foreign equivalent)
• Faculty at the Associate Professor rank have completed at least five years as a tenure-track Assistant Professor or equivalent.
• Must have developed a competitive and funded independent research program, as appropriate to the discipline of biomedical sciences, which spans cancer research, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, health disparity, surgical pathology, vascular biology, exercise physiology, and lifestyle intervention

To apply, please email your CV, Cover Letter, and 5 references to [email protected]

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