Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) invites applications for the position of Clinical Director in the Division of Intramural Research. The incumbent is responsible for all patient-related activities in the NIDCR intramural program at the Bethesda campus, serves as a representative for NIDCR with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, advises the Scientific Director and the Institute Director in the planning and development of a clinical research portfolio, and provides direction to all clinical intramural programs and activities (training and research). The Clinical Director provides leadership to the development and administration of NIDCR clinical training programs, oversees the Clinical Research Core Facility, and administers quality assurance programs for all clinical and translational research and patient-related activities. In addition, he/she acts as liaison to senior and junior clinical staff and the public.
Qualifications for this position include a DDS/DMD and/or MD degree. The successful candidate must have a national/international reputation as an exceptional medical scientist and be prepared to establish an independent clinical and/or translational research program within NIDCR. In addition, the candidate must have demonstrated administrative, management, leadership and mentoring skills. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The NIDCR is a major research component of the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Current research programs at NIDCR include: basic and translational biology of bone and teeth; physiology and developmental biology of salivary glands and novel approaches to treatment of salivary hypofunction; etiology and treatment of oral and pharyngeal cancer; inflammation, oral biofilms and infectious diseases; craniofacial genetics; and the neurobiology of taste, pain and touch. With nation-wide responsibility for improving the health and well being of all Americans, the DHHS oversees the biomedical research programs of the NIH and those of NIH’s research Institutes.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, bibliography, and names and complete contact information for three references to: Ms. Carol Beasley, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 2C39, MSC-2290, Bethesda, MD 20892-2290 or via email to carol.beasley@nih.gov.
Recruitment and acceptance of applications will be ongoing through the closing date of this announcement, which is December 31, 2008. Applications will be evaluated and referred to the selecting official after November 30, 2008 and following the closing date; therefore, you should submit your application as soon as possible. If a candidate is identified prior to the closing date, a selection may be made.
DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers