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The Department of Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery is currently recruiting a PhD level Scientist to join our renowned research team and serve as the principal basic scientist for a division of 12 faculty and 18 residents. This is an opportunity for basic research discovery in biomedical engineering tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as well as for translation of promising technologies into clinical trials and ultimately to improve the lives of patients. The successful candidate will serve as co-director of the Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab (MSRM). The MSRM has a research theme of clinical and experimental microsurgery with an emphasis on peripheral nerve regeneration and repair.

The UW Department of Surgery consists of more than 160 faculty across eleven specialty divisions performing more than 25000 operations annually. The Department also trains more than 70 residents and fellows and is consistently ranked amongst the top surgery programs with extramural research funding currently 7th in the nation according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The department provides a robust infrastructure of services including academic resources such as The Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program (WiSOR) which provides support resources and a collaborative environment to facilitate surgical health services research at the University of Wisconsin. The Departments Office of Clinical Research provides coordinator support for Clinical Trials as well regulatory support for research and the grants management team provides comprehensive pre-award to post- award support. The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin also provides access to a network of surgeons throughout the state and this platform provides opportunities for collaborative quality improvement that improves the care of surgical patients throughout the state and region.

Competencies that the selected finalist for this role will possess include: Written and Verbal Communication Skills grant writing leadership and an ability to collaborate effectively.

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Located on an isthmus between two lakes Madison is the capital city of the state of Wisconsin. Fresh off of being named Livabilitys best U.S. city to live in for 2022 it is the second largest city in the state with a city population of approximately 260000 and regional population of over 1 million.

Madison boasts beautiful scenery and plentiful year-round outdoor activities with its 260 parks more than 200 miles of trails 15000 acres of lakes and 12 beaches. As the home of our state government and the flagship University of Wisconsin campus its also a hub of education and the arts. And as a city with a large community of young professionals it offers vibrant restaurant bar and live music scenes.

Additionally Madison is home to one of the strongest local food scenes in the country. From April to October the Capitol Square hosts the largest producer-only farmers market in the country. The city is also rich with cultural offerings in the arts. The Overture Center is a state-of-the-art performance center that hosts 700000 educational and artistic experiences annually including Broadway tours and national and international touring artists.

The city has a dedicated athletics fan base which largely centers around the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Named the Best College Sports Town in the Country by Sports Illustrated Badger fans support 23 programs including perennial national contenders in football womens volleyball mens basketball and mens and womens hockey. Madison is also home to Forward Madison FC the first professional soccer team in the city as well as the Madison Mallards a college wood-bat summer baseball league team.

Madisons technology economy is growing rapidly and the region is home to the headquarters of Epic Systems Exact Sciences American Girl (Mattel) Sub-Zero and Lands End as well as many biotech healthcare IT and health systems startups.

Getting to Madison is easy. Dane County Regional airport is a 10-minute drive from campus and offers direct flights to 15 U.S. cities including New York Washington D.C. Atlanta Orlando Dallas Denver Las Vegas and Phoenix. Milwaukee can be reached in just over an hour while Chicago is just two hours away giving travelers access to two international airports and a regional airport that offer direct flights to over 250 destinations combined.

Madison has been voted the No. 1 Best Place to Live (Livability 2022) No. 1 City for Best Work-Life Balance (SmartAsset 2022) No. 2 Best State to Practice Medicine (WalletHub 2020) No. 1 City for Most Successful Women Per Capita (Forbes 2019) No. 6 Fittest City in the U.S. (ACSM American Fitness Index 2023) No. 1 Best Place to Retire (Money 2020) and No. 4 Best City for STEM Jobs (WalletHub 2022)

The city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison acknowledge that they occupy ancestral Ho-Chunk land. The School of Medicine and Public Health recognizes the health inequities faced by Native communities and pledges to learn more and take action across all of its missions. This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial Caregiver Check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and then every four years.

The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position neither UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.

Key Job Responsibilities:

In this leadership position the candidate will be expected to develop an independent federally funded research lab and will work independently and with collaborators to develop novel solutions that build the foundation of a successful and sustainable research program. Additionally the candidate must prioritize collaboration and collegiality. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach and provide mentorship to undergraduate students medical students plastic surgery residents graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. The Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab serves as the primary teaching space for microsurgery in the Department of Surgery and the successful candidate will be expected to oversee these efforts along with a well-established MD/microsurgeon educator.

(30%) Conduct basic and translational scientific research in biomedical engineering neural engineering and regenerative medicine that will form the backbone of an internationally recognized research program.
(25%) Provide project oversight identify research problems and potential solutions and design and execute research methodologies.
(15%) Microsurgery training lab oversight and supervision of education research.
(10%) Identify and submit successful applications for government and foundation grants. Pursue collaborations internally nationally and internationally.
(10%) Supervise multidisciplinary teams.
(10%) Prepare research results for publication and presentation at local national and international meetings.

The applicant will participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.

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School of Medicine and Public HealthDepartment of Surgery Division of Plastic Surgery

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Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Required Qualifications:

Candidates must have at least 2 years full-time post-doctoral laboratory training or experience in a relevant basic science setting by the start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with translational neuroscience neural control of locomotion electrical stimulation to promote bone growth and wound healing.

• Demonstrated expertise in research design data analysis and data dissemination.

• Electrode design for in vivo neural recordings.

• Demonstrate expertise in education research as it applies to the field of microsurgery/plastic surgery.

• Behavioral analysis of animals with peripheral nerve injury/disease

• Experience or interest in prosthetic development

• Specialization in biomedical engineering tissue engineering or regenerative medicine

Education:

PhDin Biomedical Science or other closely related field is required on or before the date of appointment letter

How to Apply:

To apply for this position please click on the Apply Now button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit a current CV and a cover letter that addresses each of the following prompts:
1) Your interest in joining the University of Wisconsins Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to collaboratively lead the Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab.
2) Your experience and areas of interest in Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine research.

You will also need to upload a statement of research (maximum of 3-pages).

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered applicants must upload a signed Authorization to Release Information form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of misconduct can be found here: Information:

KJ Ellis


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