Director, The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, a collaborative project of UPMC Eye Center and the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The Fox Center seeks a scientist or clinician-scientist with an established research program in tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, nerve regeneration or neuroprotection. Interest in vision research is required. We are in need of an individual who will be at the associate professor level, tenured or tenure stream, and in receipt of peer-reviewed funding. Successful applicants will have the desire to build a premier comprehensive ocular regeneration center. The candidate should be a creative thinker who can foster collaboration and develop consensus as well as motivate and align others towards a single goal. Demonstrated supervisory skills are required.

The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, a joint program of the UPMC Eye Center and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, was established as the world’s first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary research and clinical program dedicated to regenerative ophthalmology. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is consistently ranked among the nation’s leading medical schools, enjoying unparalleled growth in its clinical, research and academic missions. The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine is internationally recognized for research and clinical translation of regenerative medicine-based therapies. UPMC is a large, diversified, multi-hospital tertiary care medical institution and is consistently ranked among the top healthcare institutions in the nation.

Send curriculum vitae and cover letter to:

Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS
Eye & Ear Foundation Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
c/o Lauren A. Wally
203 Lothrop  Street, Suite 820
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
Fax:  412.647.5119
Email:  wallyl@upmc.edu

The University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employers