Director - Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC)
Lead the Border Biomedical Research Center as a tenured Full Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Best for:Best for established biomedical scientists with a proven NIH funding record and academic leadership experience in minority-serving institutions.
Overview
The University of Texas at El Paso invites applications for the Director of the Border Biomedical Research Center, appointed as a tenured Full Professor in the College of Science. The successful candidate will lead a major interdisciplinary research hub supported by an NIH U54 award, focusing on health disparities in Hispanic populations. Responsibilities include providing scientific leadership, mentoring early-career investigators, expanding extramural funding, and managing complex center operations. The role requires a visionary biomedical scientist with a strong record of independent peer-reviewed funding and administrative leadership experience.
What you'll do
- Provide strategic and scientific leadership for the BBRC to advance interdisciplinary biomedical and health disparities research.
- Cultivate multi-institutional collaborations and partnerships with healthcare systems and community organizations.
- Drive financial sustainability and growth through competitive grant renewals and diversified revenue sources.
- Mentor early-career faculty, project leaders, and postdoctoral fellows in securing external funding like NIH R01 awards.
- Oversee the allocation of financial resources, extramural funding, and specialized research core facilities.
- Lead the BBRC governance structure, compliance, and internal/external advisory committees.
Requirements
Degree required: M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree
Language: English
Instruction: English
Publications: Strong record of influential biomedical scholarship
- Distinguished record of independent peer-reviewed NIH funding such as R01, U54, or P20
- Demonstrated leadership experience in managing NIH-funded centers or academic research units
- Extensive background in biomedical scholarship focused on health disparities or related domains
- Proven capability in budget oversight, personnel management, and large-scale project operations
- Strong commitment to mentoring students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career faculty
- Must hold or be qualified to hold the rank of Full Professor with tenure in a College of Science department
Funding & terms
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae, a letter of interest detailing research experience, NIH funding history, administrative philosophy, and vision for health disparities research, along with four professional references.
- CV
- Letter of interest
- 4 professional references
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