Applications are invited for a faculty position with The University of South Dakota at Sanford Research/USD (www.SanfordResearch-USD.org) in the Cardiovascular Research Center (CRI). This position will be filled at the assistant, associate, or professor level. 

CRI is directed by Dr. A. Martin Gerdes and has six faculty engaged primarily in studies of the molecular mechanisms of heart failure. 

Applicants with a background in heart development, vascular disease, diabetes, or heart failure are encouraged to apply. 

Applicants must have a PhD/MD or equivalent degree and a minimum of two years of postdoctoral experience. 

Competitive salaries, startup funds, and lab space will be provided. The new faculty member will have access to CRI Physiology, Imaging, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology and Flow Cytometry Cores. 

Sanford Research/USD, located in Sioux Falls SD, is a partnership of Sanford Health and the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota. 

Sioux Falls is a rapidly growing, affordable city of approximately 150,000 with excellent schools, low crime, low taxes, and excellent health care.  The recent gift of $400 million by T. Denny Sanford to Sanford Health enables this organization to become a leading, world class medical research organization.

Application Directions: Applicants should submit: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference. 

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Review of applications will begin by March 15, 2007.  Submit to:

Sanford Health

https://recruiter.kenexa.com/sanford/cc/Home.ss?ccid=bupJEdUjsTs%3D